[comp.sys.hp] Running HP-UX VUE on a 700, displaying on a DECStation

fkittred@bbn.com (Fletcher Kittredge) (04/26/91)

They are taking my HP9000s720 away in order to give me a DECStation
so that I can run OSF/1 and OSF DCE.  I am really sorry to see it go;
especially VUE.  I was wondering, can I start an X server on the
DECStation, set my DISPLAY on the 720 to point to the DECStation
and run VUE on the 720 controling the screen real estate on the DECStation
display?  OSF/1 comes with Motif 1.1, so the fonts should match roughly.

thanks for any info!

regards,
fletcher



Fletcher Kittredge
Senior Engineer, BBN Software Products
150 CambridgePark Dr,  Cambridge, MA. 02140
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raj@hpindwa.cup.hp.com (Rick Jones) (05/04/91)

If I remember correctly, I had occasion to do someting similar with a
400 and a Mac II running exodus a few weeks ago. It was a little slow
(perhaps the Mac ;-) but it did seem to work for what I was trying to
do (running a few terms and all).

Perhaps I was lucky, perhaps I was supported, but after all, is there
really that much difference between trying to do what you ask, and
doing the same thing with an Xterminal ;-? Probably not, so give it a
shot...

rick jones


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bcripe@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Brian E. Cripe) (05/14/91)

> I was wondering, can I start an X server on the
> DECStation, set my DISPLAY on the 720 to point to the DECStation
> and run VUE on the 720 controling the screen real estate on the DECStation
> display?  

I have done this between two HP workstations by simply invoking the
X server on the display system with "/usr/bin/X11/X :0 -query <VUE host>".
This uses the xdmcp protocol and makes the display system act simply
as an X terminal for the remote system.  If your DECStation supports
xdmcp you may be able to do something similar.

	Brian Cripe