[Info-vax] DEC Windows on VLC 4000

[David Wade]

On 27/12/2018 18:43, Grant Taylor wrote:
> On 12/27/18 9:12 AM, David Wade wrote:
>> Well after a couple of false starts, one caused by a CD read error and 
>> one by a hard disk write error, I now have a VLC with a 2GB SCSI Hard 
>> Drive and DEC Windows Motif running. I am rather surprised about how 
>> well things run on it, considering its such a small box.
> 
> Nice work Dave.  :-)
> 
> Are you running the programs locally or using DEC Windows across the 
> network from a more powerful (emulated) machine?

I am running locally at present. I really expected to have to run 
remotes but at present its all on the VLC

> 
>> <Yes its almost certainly pointless but I do enjoy playing with Pen 
>> Plotters and VMS on VAX provides a convenient platform for doing so.>
> 
> And what's the problem with that?
> 
> Isn't that the very essence of retro computing?  Or classic muscle cars? 
>   Enjoy them for what they are, not what they can / can't do, 
> particularly compared to more modern counterparts.
> 

I think so, but others may not. To me the simplicity is beautiful. There 
are not so many layers to get in the way. If I want to write HPGL to the 
plotter I just do it.

> 
> 

Dave