[Simh] DECwindows

[Tim Pinkawa]

On 11/5/06, John Floren <slawmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody
> I just got OpenVMS running on my machine with the simh vax simulator.
> Everything seems to be going nicely (I followed the instructions at
> http://www.wherry.com/gadgets/retrocomputing/vax-simh.html); now I'm
> wondering if it is possible to run DECwindows on the simulator and
> somehow access it from outside. Have any of you done this?
> Thanks
>
>
> John Floren
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Yes it is possible, but not directly in SIMH because it doesn't
emulate a graphics adapter. If you get TCP/IP setup, you can install
the DW-MOTIF kit and license, then enable XDM and you can connect to
it with any X11 capable machine. I can provide more specifics if you
would like.

Tim