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    Along the same lines, one of our major customers only wants to see
    U**ix systems, so the kind of solution we're thinking of (when the
    DECwindow PM is available) is sell him a "black box" running DECmcc
    and VMS, and Ultrix workstations to display the DECwindows display.
    Will this work ?
    
    �hR.

    Al,
    
    Do you mean the DECmcc Management Station?  If so, then the kit
    can be installed on a larger VAX processor (see the SPD for the
    supported processors) and "displayed" on a workstation.  We've
    done that here in the lab where we've had the DECmcc EMS kit on
    a MicroVAX 3600 and displayed it on workstations in our offices.
    
    As a reminder, due to licensing restrictions, the DECmcc SMS or
    EMS software must be installed on one processor. They can't be
    split up and installed on other systems.
    
    Lisa

    
    Okay, I think we may be talking about two different things here.
    I believe the 66.0 is asking about the currently available DECmcc
    product, and 66.1 is talking about the DECmcc Director that is
    currently in field test. If this is not correct them please clarify
    your questions, but for now I will go on this premise in answering
    these.
    
    For 66.0 I will get someone from the current DECmcc (NETstation)
    team to answer you question.
    
    For 66.1 what you are asking is really a DECwindows question. If
    DECwindows supports the ability to setup a connection between u**x
    and VMS then you should be all set. We will probably be testing
    this out ourselves at some point, but not yet.
    
    
    

	DECWindows V2 uses the VMS/Ultrix Connection to provide TCP transport
	for X11, so I'd assume it works between VMS and Unix systems.

	VMS/Ultrix Connection is a DEC product that provides a suite of
	TCP/IP protocols, and some common applications, on VMS.  The DECmcc
	TCP/IP Access Module also uses the Connection, for UDP transport
	below SNMP.

	Mike

    > and 66.1 is talking about the DECmcc Director that is

Jill, 

Yep, 66.1 (that's me! ) is talking about the DECmcc Director. I know this is
really a DECwindows questions, but I've heard that not all DECwindows
developments support that sort of thing, particularly when it comes to
selecting fonts, but as I'm not a DECwindows expert, I thought it better to
ask ! 

�hR.    

Another option (aside from using the VMS/Ultrix Connection on the VMS node)
is to run DECnet-Ultrix on the Ultrix node.  All the DECwindows applications
I've tried work just fine displaying to an Ultrix node.  No special setup
is required on the VMS side.

I'm not a DECwindows developer either, just a guy with a VMS workstation
running DECwindows and an Ultrix workstation running DECwindows who thinks
it's pretty neat how interchangeable the two are.

         Mark  "MyTH"

    Thanks for all the replies....particularly .1    
    
    This answers my question directly and completely....unless anyone else
    has any further input?
    
    Thanks,
    Al
    

    Sorry....it was .2 that answered the question correctly......
    
    Al
    

    Anyone tried accessing the SMS/EMS components installed on a VAX/VMS
    system from a PCSA V3.0 Client running DECwindows?                          
    
    Does it work?
    
    Any warnings/war stories?  I would suspect some graphics warnings...
    Any help appreciated.
    
    					Thanks!  Stan
    
    PS  I know it's not in the SPD and thus not supported.  Thus the question
    mentions no word of support.

    At one or two trade shows, marketing has mentioned that they have
    seen it running on a PCSA client.  We plan to run a quick test just 
    to confirm it works.
    
    I would be careful of strange colors and black-on-black window 
    displays.  I've seen that happen on smaller bit-plane graphic systems.
    
    -Will-