[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-04-20, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 4/20/2024 11:40 AM, Grant Taylor wrote:
>> On 4/20/24 07:32, bill wrote:
>>> Nothing wrong with DECTerm.  But there was a lot more you could do 
>>> with DECWindows.  Worked great back when I had labs of X-terminals to 
>>> support both VMS and SunOS for the students (and yes, faculty liked 
>>> it, too.)
>> 
>> I think that X11's ability to work across platforms is something that's 
>> unmet by any other protocol that I'm aware of.
>> 
>> GUI applications could run on their native / optimal platform and 
>> display on whatever platform the user wanted to use.
>> 
>> No, I don't consider web based interfaces to be comparable.
>
> Cool feature.
>
> But how many does really need it?
>

Everyone who needs to run a GUI application on an embedded Linux box
or everyone who needs to run a GUI application on various Linux servers
from the comfort of your own desk and workstation.

Even at home, I routinely use this capability.

Also note that the GUI application could be anything, including a debugger.

Simon.

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