[Simh] DECwindows

John Floren slawmaster at gmail.com
Mon Nov 6 00:01:04 EST 2006


On 11/5/06, Tim Pinkawa <timpinkawa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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Yes, more details please :-)
I have TCP/IP set up, and I remember an option to enable XDM. If you
can help me get DW-MOTIF installed and tell me more about how to
connect from X, that would be wonderful.
Thank you


John Floren
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