[Simh] UNS: Graphics on SimH

[Rob Jarratt]

According to Wikipedia OpenVMS is supported by SDL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-
> edge.com] On Behalf Of Brad Parker
> Sent: 09 July 2010 13:12
> To: Bob Supnik
> Cc: simh at trailing-edge.com
> Subject: Re: [Simh] UNS: Graphics on SimH
> 
> Bob Supnik wrote:
> > I've consulted with experts (ie, my children, who write computer
> games)
> > on possibilities for truly OS independent graphics packages.  One
> > possibility is Java, but the issues of interfacing a single-threaded
> C
> > program - SimH - to the inherently multithreaded Java environment are
> > not trivial.  Portable packages, like Qt, usually omit one of the
> > supported host systems (Windows, VMS, Unix, Linux, MacOS).
> >
> Take a look at SDL.  It supports X windows and Win32 well, as well as
> MacOS.
> 
> I've used SDL on several emulation projects and found it works well and
> is simple.
> 
> I doubt you'll find anything which works on the top 3 *and* VMS,
> however.
> 
> -brad
> 
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