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- From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey)
- Subject: Re: Macs as X-terminals on VMS machines?
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- References: <1992Sep4.210235.26902@linus.mitre.org> <BuAo47.ECr@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13:06:58 GMT
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- In article <BuAo47.ECr@news.cso.uiuc.edu> schwartz@feh.scs.uiuc.edu (Dwight A. Schwartz) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep4.210235.26902@linus.mitre.org> ptrei@bistromath.mitre.org (Peter Trei) writes:
- >
- >> I'm looking for any and all info on using Macs as X-terminals
- >>into Vaxes running VMS (actually, DecWindows - DECs proprietary
- >>implementation of X).
- >
- > Apple (I think it is Apple), sells an application called MacX.
- >I have successfully used it to display xclock on a Mac IIcx.
- >The xclock client was actually executing on a Silicon Graphics Personal
- >Iris, but I suppose that any X client would do (famous last words????).
-
- MacX works pretty well. I do warn you that you'll need a Mac II with a
- large screen and an Ethernet card to do anything terribly useful, and the
- one-button mouse can become a problem as well.
-
- > I can't vouch for its performance with other, more sophisticated
- >applications.
-
- It's not bad in monochrome mode, but if you attempt to use a color display
- mode, the speed decreases considerably. It's not up to the speed of a good
- Xterminal, but it's a lot less expensive if you already have a Mac II on
- your desk.
- --scott
-