[Simh] XServers and Simh (Somewhat OT)

[Wilm Boerhout]

eXcursion for Windows is not free. It was licensed as part of the 
Pathworks Client License. But -apart from me, obviously- knows that 
nowadays? And who is alive to hunt license violations. Still...
*
**/Wilm*

Robert Thomas schreef op 14-11-2016 om 15:34:
>
> We serve X-Windows from SIMH VAX running VMS 7.3.  There are many 
> flavors of X-servers that work.  The most challenging part of using 
> such is getting networking to work on SIMH/Vax. Our experience is 
> under Windows:
>
> 1) EXCURSION (DEC provided with VMS V7 through V7.3 on the Pathworks 
> disk – can be installed on its own requiring no special privileges or 
> registry setting). Provides a simple X-server.
>
> 2) MobaXterm
>
> 3) Xming
>
> 4) vcxsrv
>
> 5) Cygwin-x
>
> All of the above are free and work with some issues.  EXCURSION is 
> color limited and does not properly support plane masks.
>
> MobaCterm, Xming, vcxsrv, and Cygwin-X are all implementation of 
> XORG’s x-server.  They do not fully support PC keyboards emulating 
> LK405 keyboards, i.e. VT400 emulation.  The numeric keypad and 
> functions keys are not fully mapped.  Additionally not all of the 
> DECwindows/Motif fonts are available.  These are identical to most of 
> the LINUX X-Servers.
>
> All of the above support local window managers with various modes of 
> operation (All in one windows, multiple windows, etc.) as well as a 
> remote window manager, e.g. DECwindows/Motif.
>
> It is easy to start up a DECterm or the DECWindows/Motif CDE.  The 
> steps are to:
>
> 1) Start the X-server on your workstation/PC allowing connections from 
> the desired clients.
>
> 2) Log into the VMS system using either the mechanism within the 
> X-server environment or putty.
>
> 3) Create a display to the X-server:
>
>                $ set display/create/trans=tcpip/perm/node=<node>
>
> 4) To start the CDE (DECwindows/Motif window manager):
>
>                $ @cde$path:xsession
>
>     To start a DECterm:
>
>                $ create/term/detach
>
> We are evaluating EXCEED as an x-server. So far it has full 
> functionality turning a PC into a full function X-server, i.e. like 
> having a Vaxstation or Alphastation on your PC.  Its only drawback so 
> far is its cost being over $500 per seat.
>
> BTW:  All of the above work on Windows even in Windows virtual machines.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Robert F. Thomas
>
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