[Info-vax] Ghostscript and HTML Browser on X86

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-12-14, chris <chris-nospam at tridac.net> wrote:
> On 12/12/22 15:36, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> 
>> x86-64 became more capable and Alpha and Itanium was dropped, so
>> suddenly there were a business case for porting VMS to x86-64.
>> 
>> Maybe it is my lack of imagination, but I cannot see any change
>> in circumstances that would create a business case for web browser
>> on VMS.
>> 

Neither can I.

>
> Ridiculous situation, for any modern os not to have html browser
> support. Admin and other everyday tasks have required the use of a
> html browser for decades now and the lack of puts vms at a serious
> disadvantage from a systems management point of view. People still
> think a text only interface is good enough in 2022 ?, complately
> naive.
>

Typically, what you would do in that situation is to run an embedded
webserver on the device in question and manage it from across the
network using a web browser running on a PC.

Simon.

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