[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Dave Froble]

On 9/15/2021 4:25 PM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <shtdka$1u6$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>> On 9/15/2021 12:48 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>
>>> I had a VAX 8600 three machine cluster as a desktop once.  The
>>> machine remained in the computer room and the monitor, keyboard
>>> and mouse were on my desk.  Long cables under the raised floor.
>>> The same can be done with x86/64 class machines.  Easier, actually.
>>>
>>> bill
>>>
>>
>> I can't believe I'm going to say anything good about the itanic, or
>> Intel, but, here goes ...
>>
>> The RX2660 has an ethernet connection to the ILO, and with that I can
>> Telnet, or SSH, to the ILO.  I can turn power on and off, from my
>> desktop (WEENDOZE XP with Smarterm terminal emulator).  I can attach to
>
> Good grief, WEENDOZE?  Linux or OSX, and xterm.
>

Credit where credit is due ...

I find WEENDOZE to be a decent user interface.  It just is.  I don't 
like some things about WEENDOZE, but to be fair, it's grey, just like 
about everything else.

As a user interface, it is better, for me, than anything VMS has ever 
had.  I can have as many terminal sessions as I desire.  But too many 
can get confusing for a senile old man, so usually maybe 5 max.

That said, I personally feel that is is totally unsuited for things that 
VMS does very well.

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