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| 1102.1 | gotsta reboot... | GSRC::WEST | I'm just visiting this planet. | Thu Jul 13 1989 00:01 | 13 |
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The only way that I'm aware of to switch is by rebooting. The DECwindows
installation guide explains how to do this.
The jist of it is that you install both VWS and DECwindows. You then set
the SYSGEN parameter WINDOW_SYSTEM to either a 0 or 1 for either VWS or
DECwindows respectively, and reboot your system.
Hope this helps. :^)
-=> Jim <=-
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| 1102.2 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Thu Jul 13 1989 01:14 | 5 |
| But see note 101 for something that goes in the opposite direction.
You may find it handy.
Steve
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| 1102.3 | | STAR::MFOLEY | Rebel without a Clue | Thu Jul 13 1989 02:25 | 8 |
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Your system only has access thru dial up? Does that mean you are
near customers? If so, it might not be wise to have them see what
Steve mentioned..
mike
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| 1102.4 | | SITBUL::KLEINSORGE | Toys 'R' Us | Thu Jul 13 1989 18:36 | 24 |
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If you require a production performance environment, the only way to
do it is by rebooting. The simplest way to do this is to copy your
SYS$SYSTEM:VAXVMSSYS.PAR to VWS.PAR. The go ahead and install
DECwindows, copy the VAXVMSSYS.PAR under DECwindows to DWS.PAR. Now
the switch can be done by an interactive boot:
B/1
SYSBOOT> USE DWS.PAR
SYSBOOT> EXIT
and use VWS.PAR to get VWS.
If you do not require a production performance DECwindows environment,
note 101 describes a X11 Server that runs under VWS. It is about 1/2
the speed of native DECwindows and provides a VS2000 monochrome
"virtual DECwindows workstation".
The other way around; VWS on X11 will probably not be ready till around
Christmas.
_Fred
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| 1102.5 | What about Valid? | HPSRAD::KOMAR | Stable is a word invented so we could sleep at night | Thu Aug 03 1989 18:33 | 11 |
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[Caution, this post is based on Rumors, not Information]
I've heard that Valid (GED?) which is VWS only (at this point)
is able to "run over DecWindows"
How is this done?
-pk.
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| 1102.6 | | STAR::MCLEMAN | When in doubt, muck with sysgen parameters | Fri Aug 04 1989 08:52 | 9 |
| It is a hack. Someone wrote a UISSHR that tries to convert UIS to
DECwindows calls. However, it leaves much to be desired. Plus, I
would bet your production work on it. The VWS group is working
on a migration package that will run the UIS graphics stuff on
DECwindows. See VWSENG::VWS_DW_MIGRATION for details.
Jeff
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| 1102.7 | | VWSENG::KLEINSORGE | XUIS or DIE. | Fri Aug 04 1989 10:26 | 20 |
| As Jeff suggests, a group in Littleton wrote a quick and dirty UISSHR
that can handle much of GED... at least enough so it's popular among
some of our hardware engineers. You can find out about this in the
conference:
TALLUS::XUIS
Note also as Jeff has indicated, a 'real' XUIS is being worked on as
we speak. However, until we get the basic primitives working and some
preliminary performance data ready, we aren't willing to discuss it in
too much detail in a public notesfile.
I will publish details as soon as it's practical. Suffice it to say
that the plan is to provide "most" of UIS with user (and application)
selectable performance/accuracy and to allow applications to run
without recompiling or relinking.
_Fred, XUIS PL
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| 1102.8 | GED on a MIPS engine | LBDUCK::SCHOELLER | Who's on first? | Fri Aug 04 1989 17:53 | 9 |
| Also, one of the first ISVs to produce a demo for the PMAX was VALID. They
ported a UNIX version to ULTRIX & X11. It provides a good demonstration
of GED. However, it is not available as a product, I haven't seen anything
indicating when it would be and they had not even started porting the support
programs like the packager.
Dick
PS. I think it is TALLIS::XUIS not TALLUS::XUIS.
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