[Simh] VAX/simH under windows- term type?

[Tim Pinkawa]

On 9/26/07, Mark Suhovecky <suhovecky at nd.edu> wrote:
>
> Well, I'm pretty new to this, so hopefully this isn't too silly a question.
>
> I'm running simH on Windows XP. I've loaded OpenVMS 7.3, and got
> it installed and licensed. My problem is this: when I attempt to use the VMS
> editor, my simH window does not support  vt100 terminal emulation, and I
> can't
> navigate around in a file to configure anything.  I set  the terminal
> type in VMS
> via a set term/vt100 .If there's someone on the list who's solved this,
> maybe
> by using a different term type or launching simH  from something other
> that an XP
> command prompt window?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark

Hi Mark,

This came up last week, so I'm re-posting my reply.

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One option is to enable the telnet console. That way you can connect
to the console with a regular terminal emulator (like PuTTY) instead
of using cmd.exe.

Just add
SET CONSOLE TELNET=1234
to your configuration file. You can change 1234 to whatever port you
want to use, then connect to the host machine's IP address/DNS host
name at that port with a terminal emulator and everything should work.
--

Now since you're using VMS, another option is to use the VMS TCP/IP
stack (licensed product UCX, available on hobbyist CD) and telnet
server and connect to it just like you would to any real VMS system.
This would require the ethernet-enabled Windows binaries and WinPcap.
Instructions are available on the SIMH website. If you're looking for
something quick that just works, the first option is probably the
easiest.

Hope this helps,
Tim