[Info-vax] OSes

[Henry Crun]

On 15/01/16 23:33, Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article <mailman.1.1452850533.15674.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>, lists at openmailbox.org writes:
>>
>> I got the impression this (DECwindows using X forwarding from VMS to a
>> Linux X server) is not possible on SIMH. Has anybody gotten it to work?
>
>     Not specifically that combination, but ever other combination of
>     X11 on Linux with other systems, and X11 on VMS, including from simh, has
>     worked for me, no matter which one I wanted as the server and which
>     one I wanted as the client.
>
>     It's just a matter of setting up the connection.  IP work when all
>     else failes, and I generally tunnel it through ssh.
>
Until recently, when my Alpha 200 finally gave up the ghost, I served DECwindows 
on a Linux desktop. Mainly using X-Terminal, but other stuff (DECW$CLOCK etc.) 
worked also.
Remember to do xhost on the Linux server

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