[Info-vax] somewhat off-topic: command line on iOS

Dave Froble davef at tsoft-inc.com
Sun Jan 3 16:46:16 EST 2021


On 1/3/2021 3:19 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> Having sadly noted the fact that my VMS web browsers are increasingly
> not good enough (or that web pages are increasingly overcomplicated with
> bells and whistles), and that VSI probably won't offer a modern broswer
> on VMS until I get around to convincing Elon Musk to fund it (how cool
> would it be to have VMS the first proper OS on Mars?), for some things I
> am forced to using a non-VMS system and then need to get downloaded
> files to and from VMS.

I'm not sure a browser is the best tool for downloading data from the 
web.  Rather easy when it works.  Doesn't always work well.

> Sure, for watching YouTube or whatever I can do it on a standalone
> device.  But much of what I do via a webbrowser involved uploading or
> downloading files or other information, most of the time involving
> information I have on VMS (and want to keep there).
>
> About 5 years ago, I bought an iPad pro, mainly for two reasons: for
> mobile internet access (I don't have a smartphone and even if I did I
> would like a larger screen)---my first app was a VT220 emulator for
> logging in to my cluster remotely---and for reading PDF files formatted
> for A4.  I still use it mostly for those things, though occasionally as
> an internet radio or "standalone" browsing (news, weather, public
> transportation etc.), usually while travelling.

Tablets are interesting, as in "may you live in interesting times".

Their purpose is to be a communications device for accessing the web. 
For most else they really suck.

Usually no "real" KB
No easy to get at things
Too small
Confusing
....

> Since I have the iPad anyway, it seems that I should use that as my VMS
> broswer extension.  (No, I don't own a PC and have no plans to.)  While
> it is possible to download something and save it on the iPad, I find
> things a bit confusing, and getting it off the iPad somehow simpler than
> mailing it is an attachment from some web-based mail program would be
> desirable.

In my opinion (yeah, what do you care about my opinion) you're 
approaching this poorly.  If what you want is some type of relay between 
the web and VMS, why not go for something reasonable.

I use WEENDOZE for some things.  I really don't like the more recent 
versions of WEENDOZE.  Nor do I like the directions web sites are taking.

Since I haven't done it yet, the following is speculation.  What I'm 
thinking of doing.  Read what some have posted here about Unix/Linex and 
select some version.  Get or build a cheap PC, good enough to run your 
OS of choice.  Use it to gather whatever data you want, and use it to 
transfer that data to VMS.

Or play with the tablet ....

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