[Info-vax] Windows X server?

[Dave Froble]

On 9/18/2023 10:41 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 9/18/2023 8:17 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2023-09-17, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> Personally I have never liked X. I failed miserable
>>> learning X 30 years ago. It was probably a mistake
>>> to pick Macro-32 as the language for X. :-)
>>
>> Picking Macro-32 to write any application is _always_ a mistake. :-)

The use of "always" is your mistake.

That mentioned, Macro-32 should not be used unless there is a valid reason to do 
so.  Usually there is no such reason.

> The logic was that I had Macro-32 code for VT (SYS$QIOW not SMG$),
> disk (SYS$QIOW not RMS) and tape (SYS$QIOW again), so for this new
> type of IO then I decided to use Macro-32 as well. Total failure.

Well, that figures.  When using Macro-32 for I/O and other things, there is much 
required detail work that the VMS compilers are happy to do for you.  Also note 
that QIO is usable from any of the VMS languages that use the VMS common calling 
standard.

Dealing with FAB, RAB, and such is far from my favorite activities.

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