[Simh] EXT : VAX SDL support?
Paul Koning
paulkoning at comcast.net
Thu Mar 9 20:31:12 EST 2017
> On Mar 9, 2017, at 7:20 PM, Hittner, David T [US] (MS) <david.hittner at ngc.com> wrote:
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> The Qbus-based VAXen support the QVSS (black-n-white) video module cards, which were the basis of the original VaxStation I and were also compatible with VaxStation II's, III's, and 4000's. The SIMH QVSS uses SDL for visualization.
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> This is a native DecWindows interface.
The eary VAXstations could also run VAXwindows, which predates DECwindows and isn't based on X. I used it at one time. It was ok, but rather slow. It's not a client-server system as X is. I wonder if any copies of the software still exist.
paul
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