[mod.computers.vax] VAXstation-II/GPX query

mic@NGP.UTEXAS.EDU.UUCP (05/28/86)

Is anybody out there using VAXstation II's with the GPX option?
My group is interested in getting one, and we'd like to hear about
the problems and/or successes people are having with them.  In
particular,

	1) Is it worth getting a color system?  If so, is it also
	   worth getting the "enhanced" color system instead of the
	   "basic" system?

	2) Have VAXstation-II/GPX's been shipped with VMS instead of
	   Ultrix?  We would have uses for both operating systems.

	3) (This should really be #1...) Is it worth getting the GPX
	   option on a VAXstation at all?  Does it enhance performance
  	   enough to justify the $$ to buy it?

	4) Any suggestions on optimal memory configuration?  Is 3
	   megabytes really enough memory to take advantage of the
	   enhanced display capability?

Thanks for the help,

Mic Kaczmarczik
University of Texas Computation Center

mic@ngp.cc.utexas.edu
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jmleonar@CRDEC.ARPA.UUCP (02/23/87)

To the net:

I'm REAL interested in heading from anybody who knows of (a) a terminal
emulator that supports Tektronix 41xx graphics in a form similar to the
VT220 and Tek 4010/4014 emulators that DEC distributes OR (b) a graphics
library that uses the UIS$ routines to provide Tek 41xx compatability.

Pointers to this information, especially if it is PD or easily available
would save me a LOT of work...

                                             Joe Leonard
                                        <jmleonar@crdec.arpa>

Disclaimer: The views of my employer do not conform to my views, or to any
            accepted standard of logic that the Greeks thought up anyway...