[Info-vax] OSes

[Stephen Hoffman]

Bill:  This is NOT intended for you.   Sign up for and learn OpenVMS 
and DCL over on the decuserve server, at least until you better 
understand the DCL command line.

On 2016-01-14 09:01:59 +0000, Hans Vlems said:

> Now DECwindows. First it has nothing to do with Windows that comes from 
> Microsoft. DECwindows is a general name for two GUI products: VAX 
> Workstation Software (VWS) and Motif.

DECwindows is the product name for X Windows on OpenVMS, with three 
user interfaces from "newest" to oldest: CDE, Motif and XUI.

VAX Workstation Software (VWS) predates the DECwindows product, and is 
not based on X.  VWS provided a local windowing system rather more akin 
to what the Windows and OS X user interfaces provide, and with the UIS 
APIs.  VWS is not X.

> If you are familiar with unix then you know whatt Motif is.

Ayup; Motif and CDE.

> VWS is obsolete since VAX / VMS V5.0 so not really interesting nor useful.

VWS was around as a supported product in parallel with DECwindows up 
past Y2K, for those that wanted that.   AFAIK, VWS never supported any 
additional graphics controllers beyond the mainstream versions prior to 
VAX/VMS V5.0-3, but it was maintained and updated.   VWS is not 
applicable here, as simh does not emulate graphics, and as VWS does not 
provide remote-capable X displays.


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