Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!enea!kuling!bmc1!sys_ms
From: sys_ms@bmc1.uu.se
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Macintosh as work station
Message-ID: <2344@bmc1.uu.se>
Date: 18 May 88 20:50:05 GMT
References: <8805121433.AA09310@linc.cis.upenn.edu> <9745@apple.Apple.Com>
Organization: Biomedical Center, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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In article <9745@apple.Apple.Com>, han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, fire fighter) writes:
> In article <8805121433.AA09310@linc.cis.upenn.edu> WAXLER@XRT.UPENN.EDU writes:
>>I would like to use the Macintosh interface as a friendly front end
>>for a set of programs on a Vax (VMS).
>>
>>Of course there are lots of terminal emulators, which would enable me to
>>type in a command line, and see graphic and tty output. But how can
>>I get the Vax to know about pull down menu selections and dialogue box
>>choices, not to mention "SAVE AS" and "OPEN" directories?
>>
> MacWorkstation!  Ta Da!!!  (sorry - my partisanness is showing)
> 
> MacWorkstation will allow a host to send text sequences which are interpreted
> by the Macintosh running MacWorkstation and generate Macintosh user interface
> elements such as menus, dialogs, windows, etc. etc. etc.
	
> When the user selects a menu item or clicks in a button, the host is notified
> using text strings as well.  Also can include executable code modules
> to enhance MacWorkstation, etc etc etc.

	And soon we will have Mac VMS. A vms that send these "text sequences"
	to the workstation in the other end. Or you could have a 
	$ SET TERM/DEVICE=MACWORKSTATION :-


	-Mats