[Info-vax] Windows terminal revamped and open sourced

[Dave Froble]

On 6/16/2019 12:47 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2019-06-16 kl. 18:11, skrev Dave Froble:
>> On 6/16/2019 4:30 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>> Den 2019-06-16 kl. 01:23, skrev Dave Froble:
>>>> On 6/15/2019 2:44 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 12:18:08 PM UTC-5, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's also that VSI isn't aiming OpenVMS at workstations and
>>>>>> desktops. OpenVMS is for servers, per VSI. You only really need a
>>>>>> terminal emulator if you have a graphical environment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually you need a terminal emulator to reach your server.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The VT-520 sitting here seems to do a credible job ....
>>>>
>>>
>>> An old hardware terminal such as the VT-line are today always
>>> a worse solution than an termninal amulator running on your
>>> everyday computer client you are using for anything else.
>>> No matter if it is Windows, Linux oc Mac, they all have
>>> emulators that are much better to work with than an VT520.
>>>
>>> Yes, VT-terminals are can be fun from an historical point of
>>> view. But there is no reason to use them for real work.
>>
>> I do use terminal emulators for "real work", when I actually do such.
>>
>> You can read above that the issue appears to be the console, and I do
>> not use the console for "real work".  A VT terminal, useless for much
>> else, can still function as a console device.  "Wasting" a PC for such
>> isn't reasonable.
>>
>
> Wasting a VT terminal isn't reasoanble. Just connect your laptop
> whenever you need the console. You will get built in logging of
> all console trafic. Or put a small serial-to-network adapter on
> the console port and just connect to it when needed.
>
> There is absolutely no reason to try to force a use of some
> old hardware such as a VT-screen.

This particular VT is the console for a VAXstation 4000.  Now, when a 
VAXstation 4000 attempts to write to the console, and there is not one 
persent, the system hangs.  So it needs a console connected all the time.

I'm not "forcing" anything, I'm just using the VT for something useful.

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