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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

2650.0. "H-P X-Windows <-> DECwindows" by CANYON::IDEKER () Tue Apr 24 1990 16:35

    I have a customer using H-P StarLAN 10 as their PC LAN. They have
    purchased several VAXes recently and would like to run a
    windows application on the VAX and have it display on their PCs on the
    StarLAN network.  Can this be done?  How can it be done?  This has been
    a continuing saga that I would like to get cleared up soon.
    
    Thanks
    
    	Chris Ideker

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2650.1	Transport from PC to VAX?	SPCTRM::GORCZYCA		`Wed Apr 25 1990 17:37`	15
	There are a number of PC products that provide x-server capabilities. The question to be answered is what is used as the transport from the PC to the VAX: TCP/IP, DECnet, other??? - currently we ship a DOS-based X-server that uses DECnet (but in the next release...) - LOCUS, a Digital CMP, currently is shipping a DOS-based X-server that uses TCP/IP. ...and, of course, there are others. What do they need for transport support? John
2650.2	Which ones work best?	SCAM::DIAL		`Thu Apr 26 1990 17:18`	7
	Does the LOCUS server function with our applications (DECterm, Bookreader, etc.)? A customer I am working with is trying out a TCP/IP transport server that generates a number of font and cursor errors. Thanks, Barry
2650.3	See note 2509	STAR::VATNE	Peter Vatne, VMS Development	`Thu Apr 26 1990 17:56`	6
	Font and cursor errors with other vendor's servers have nothing to do with the type of transport used. See note 2509 for a fonts.alias file that the the customer can install on the LOCUS server to workaround font problems. Note that the LOCUS server must support font alaises, and that a number of fonts from the MIT X11 R4 tape must already be installed.