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From: CS727713%HKPCC.HKP.HK@mitvma.mit.EDU ("Stephen Wong ", Hong Kong Poly. - Computing Dept.)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: IBM-PC clone X server with VMS DECwindows
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Date: 9 Jun 91 02:02:00 GMT
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Eric Dittman said:

>I've read the FAQs on X servers for IBM-PC clones, and the list is sort
>of small for servers under MS-DOS.  I called Quarterdeck first, and they
>said DESQview/X won't be ready until August.  I called Hummingbird, and
>they have a hefty return fee if I don't like the implementation.  Spectra-
>Graphics/GSS sounded good until I told them I wanted to talk to our VMS
>systems running DECwindows.  They told me they don't support PC-Xview
>talking to DECwindows under VMS.  I decided at this point to just ask
>what other people are using on their IBM-PC clones with VMS DECwindows.
>Please e-mail your experiences, and if there is interest I'll summarize
>to the group.  I'm interested in an X server for an IBM-PC clone talking
>to VMS DECwindows at the moment.  If the X server will talk to other
>kinds of systems, that's okay, but it HAS to be able to work with VMS
>DECwindows.

If you have TCP/IP (such as Ultrix Connection - UCX, etc.) products installed
on the VAX/VMS, you should have no problem in using any X server running on PC
with TCP/IP support, eg. Graphics/GSS, PC-Xview, PC-Xsight, etc.  You should
use the following commands to redirect output to your X-server:

set display/creat/node=<nodename>/transport=tcpip

If you want DECnet transport, then your only choice may be DEC's PCSA,
PC DECwindows is a X11R3 implementation and it supports DECnet.  Quality is
quite good, and it is a perfect match to VMS (in my opinion).


Stephen Wong.
cs727713@hkpcc.hkp.hk