[Simh] An idea for graphics support in SIMH

[Sampsa Laine]

I agree, I would absolutely LOVE it if SIMH had graphics support, esp  
for VAX and maybe something to run graphical CP/M stuff (GSX etc) on...

I also agree with Michael that RFB/VNC is probably the best way to go  
for something simple and cross-platform (could even integrate a small  
web server/VNC java applet with the server)..

Sampsa


On 7 Jul 2010, at 16:49, Sergiusz Jarczyk wrote:

> 2010/7/7 Michael Kerpan <mjkerpan at kerpan.com>:
>> One thing that's always bugged me was the fact that SIMH has no real
>> support for graphics. Some up the supported platforms (such as the
>> PDP-1) are widely recognized as important because of there graphical
>> display abilities. Others, such as the VAX were often sold with a
>> framebuffer installed for use as workstations. The general problem
>> with graphics, however, has always been that they make things less
>> cross-platform. Having a lot of free time over the summer to think
>> about such things, I recently hit upon an idea: why not implement
>> graphics systems via the RFB/VNC protocol?  That way, any people  
>> could
>> simply attach the "framebuffer" or "vector display" to a TCP/IP port
>> and connect with any number of free clients. Do people think that
>> something like this would be workable? It seems like a crazy idea,  
>> but
>> then again, it also seems in keeping with other things that SIMH  
>> does,
>> such as implement terminal multiplexers over TELNET...
>>
>
> Working with emulated VAX, with which many has replaced systems
> running both OVMS old and new desktops, and considering the problems
> with remote X servers, and, more annoying, problems with X-Window MIT
> ACLs, I was wondered about this too... As I'm Linux user, I'd opted
> for a clean Xt-based emulator, but for a sake of portability, RDB can
> be considered too. The problem is, we'd need to access FB
> software/firmware, which is not as trivial as graphics controllers for
> Alpha systems...
>
> Sergiusz
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