[Info-vax] Boss

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <5a65d93b$0$10090$e4fe514c at news.xs4all.nl>, MG
<marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes: 

> Op 22-jan-2018 om 06:44 schreef Phillip Helbig (undress to reply):
> > I'm experimenting with BOSS.  This is a VAX-era program which allows one
> > to switch between multiple processes.  One can even be logged in as
> > different users and switch between them.  I suppose that in the day it
> > was something like a poor-man's terminal server, but my idea now is to
> > use it to allow more than one session when logged into my cluster via a
> > VT220 emulator on an iPad.  :-)
> > 
> > It is impressive how powerful it is!
> 
> You only found out about it only now?  I used it all the time.
> (Especially on remote sessions, like when I was logged onto
> e.g. Deathrow.)
> 
> I thought it was one of those programs that most people who
> used VMS for a while knew about...

I've known that it existed for a long time, but have never had any need 
until now.  I started out with a dumb terminal but connected to a 
terminal server, so I had multiple sessions via the terminal server.  I 
then moved to a graphics monitor, CDE, DECwindows, and so on, so had 
multiple windows.  I have terminals at home, but mostly as serial 
consoles.  So, I've never had a need for BOSS until now.