[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/20/2024 10:52 AM, Hans Bachner wrote:
> Marc Van Dyck schrieb am 20.04.2024 um 11:24:
>> As dead as it looks, it's still what I'm using today... Just a Putty
>> login to start a good old VMS session manage,r and I'm in business.
>> Mostly DECterms, but also LSE. I must admit that the lack of support
>> for the mouse wheel in DECterm sucks. Otherwise it's still the terminal
>> that best fits my needs. Oh, and on the PC side, still using Excursion
>> too. Free, works all the time, even on my Windows 10 PC. What I miss is
>> the VT emulator that DEC made a long time ago. Was that VT320.EXE ? Can
>> it still be found somewhere ?
> 
> Yes, it's on the freeware CD #7:
> 
> https://www.digiater.nl/openvms/freeware/v70/vtstar/
> 
> I'm still using it in my internal environment, mainly for VMS nodes and 
> serial consoles. Excellent VT terminal emulation.

Indeed.

I just tested if it can handle a VT soft font.

It can.

(it is one of the few things Putty can not do)

Arne