[Info-vax] Vax Station 4000 VLC

[David Wade]

On 25/12/2018 07:18, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <pvs0ti$1q65$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=
> <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
> 
>> GUI is not really important for VMS.
> 
> It depends on what one does with VMS.
> 
>> Sure a newer X and GTK could be nice, but I don't think it would help
>> VSI sell a single VMS license.
> 
> I'm not sure.  Obviously, people still on VMS are dependent on a modern
> GUI.  But it might open the door to some NEW customers.  It doesn't have
> to have all the bells and whistles.  A reasonably modern web browser
> would probably be enough.  :-|
> 
Folks,

   Well I must say I am surprised at the quantity of discussion this 
topic generated...

  Whilst installing VMS on a couple of old VAX boxes I did wonder why 
DECNET would install and start without me having to tweak some obscure, 
low level, system parameters, yet Fortran wouldn't. I am now getting 
used to the procedure but there seems to be some new parameter to tweak 
for each product I install...

I must also admit that I don't yet have DEC Windows running on my VLC, 
partly as the fan in the Laptop PC I use for reading the VMS 
documentation has died, and it refused to book. When I re-assembled it 
after cleaning the fan I managed to damage the WiFi board because I put 
a long screw in a hole that needs a medium length screw...
.. I should have spotted it but I was in a hurry. Any way the laptop 
boots and a new WiFi card is on its way, and I will be more carefull 
next time... The old IBM think pads actually had numbers next to the 
holes that told you which length screw to use...

Davae