What if your host doesn't have X11...? Also I would surmise you could 'borrow' the vnc code from Qemu .....They've managed to work that into all kinds of frame buffers....
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Michael Kerpan <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing that's always bugged me was the fact that SIMH has no real > support for graphics. Some up the supported platforms (such as the > PDP-1) are widely recognized as important because of there graphical > display abilities. Others, such as the VAX were often sold with a > framebuffer installed for use as workstations. The general problem > with graphics, however, has always been that they make things less > cross-platform. Having a lot of free time over the summer to think > about such things, I recently hit upon an idea: why not implement > graphics systems via the RFB/VNC protocol? That way, any people could > simply attach the "framebuffer" or "vector display" to a TCP/IP port > and connect with any number of free clients. Do people think that > something like this would be workable? It seems like a crazy idea, but > then again, it also seems in keeping with other things that SIMH does, > such as implement terminal multiplexers over TELNET... > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >
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