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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2) MobaXterm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3) Xming<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4) vcxsrv<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5) Cygwin-x<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All of the above are free and work with some issues. EXCURSION is color limited and does not properly support plane masks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is easy to start up a DECterm or the DECWindows/Motif CDE. The steps are to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1) Start the X-server on your workstation/PC allowing connections from the desired clients.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2) Log into the VMS system using either the mechanism within the X-server environment or putty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3) Create a display to the X-server:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> $ set display/create/trans=tcpip/perm/node=<node><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4) To start the CDE (DECwindows/Motif window manager):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> $ @cde$path:xsession<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> To start a DECterm:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> $ create/term/detach<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BTW: All of the above work on Windows even in Windows virtual machines.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Robert F. 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