----- Original Message ----- From: "mike ledoux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "gnhlug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: ReGIS Terminal Emulation for Linux?
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 10:44:44PM -0500, Rich Cloutier wrote: > > Yes. The VAX uses ReGIS commands to control the text and background colors > > on the terminal. The terminal itself is used in pure text mode, but the > > colors of the text and the background change as the status of the system > > changes. The application originally was written to run on a PDP-11. The > > terminal appearance is integrated into the plant's security manual and CAN'T > > be changed without major headaches. The emulation must be exact. > > *groan* That's why they pay me the big bucks! :o) > > > > Are you replacing the VT340s because there is something wrong with them, > > > or just because you're replacing the VAX? A Linux box could make a > > > good terminal server for those if there isn't anything wrong with them, > > > and the real thing is always better than emulation. > > > > There is nothing wrong with the VT-340s themselves NOW, but they are > > essentially unsupported, and will not last the expected lifespan of the > > system. > > So, you're keeping the VAX but tossing the terminals? That strikes me > as... odd, to say the least. For now, we are keeping the VAX. Actually, the customer JUST replaced the PDP-11. The software vendor had a VMS version, but NOT anything more current. > I take it you've never seen a VAX catch > fire from age. No, and THANK GOD the customer hasn't either. (I've only seen a PDP catch fire from the unmodified BA-23s.) > > > Hmmm, they're probably defunct. But I'll check it out with Red Hat. > > Probably. I figured you might be able to convince RH to sell you a copy > of whatever media that 'full version' was included on. > > > > > On a side note, does anybody know if LAT is supported in Linux? > > > > > > I have no clue (thank god for that!), but I doubt it. LAT was very much > > > a proprietary protocol--hopefully it died that way. > > > > Well, at least DECNet is supported, so we're partway there. :o) > > Argh! You say that like it is a *GOOD* thing! Hehe. For me it is. If I can get Linux clients as terminal replacements, then perhaps I can get Linux replacements for the system too, instead of some damned Win2K solution. Rich Cloutier SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES President, C*O www.sysupport.com ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
