8 Apr
2001
8 Apr
'01
4:33 a.m.
Hello all, does anyone know what parameters I need to give to
SYS$STARTUP:GKSTARTUP.COM to tell it that I'm doing graphics on a VT
terminal rather than on a frame buffer?
--Chuck
8 Apr
8 Apr
5:03 a.m.
I know its bad form to answer your own question but by using the wonderful
VMS help system and reading some of the DCL files I figured out that a
VT330 is type '16' and the connection ID is your terminal (OPA0: worked,
but I suspect something like TT: would also work)
--Chuck
At 01:33 AM 4/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
Hello all, does anyone know what parameters I need to
give to
SYS$STARTUP:GKSTARTUP.COM to tell it that I'm doing graphics on a VT
terminal rather than on a frame buffer?
--Chuck
12:05 p.m.
Chuck McManis wrote:
Hello all, does anyone know what parameters I need to give to
SYS$STARTUP:GKSTARTUP.COM to tell it that I'm doing graphics on a VT
terminal rather than on a frame buffer?
What are you doing with GKS !?!?!
;-)
cheers
2:27 p.m.
At 10:05 AM 4/8/01 -0600, emmanuel wrote:
What are you doing with GKS !?!?!
Drawing. ;-)
One of the things I really wanted to do was to get to a point where I could
draw things on my VT340. Now that I've got several I felt for the next VCF
I would put together (for sale) a complete MicroVAX setup (either II or
III) with a VT340 that was set up to run Graphics applications on the VT340
console. VAX BASIC has support for talking to GKS and you can't do space
invaders but you can do interesting things. In particular you can plot data
that is coming in from some other source (like one of those free DATAQ
serial data acquistion dongles). As I have more then enough parts to put
together a MicroVAX II in a BA123 with 8 serial ports it seems like it
could be a system that was both interesting to use and understand, and had
some demonstrable benefit to the spousal unit. (besides a fine coffee table
with air recirculating capabilities)
--Chuck
3 p.m.
New subject: vt100 & graphics
Hi all,
In the beginning of the '80 I was sitting on a VT100 with an
additional/optional
"selenar graphics board"
Anybody out here, ever heard of such beast or has one ?
As far as I remember, it had an z80 on it, and was emulating an
Tektronix 4010 or something similar.
Had a lot of fun with it ;-)
cheers
3:49 p.m.
New subject: vt100 & graphics
There were several of these cards. DEC eventually came out with their own
versions (starting with the GIGI and then the VT240, VT340, etc) I've seen
the GIGI called a VK100 but it isn't Vt100 compatible. Since 'Tek4010' was
the universal language of graphics at the time, this is the most emulation
mode. All my graphics terminals can do TEK4010 emulation to a greater or
lesser degree.
--Chuck
In the beginning of the '80 I was sitting on a
VT100 with an
additional/optional
"selenar graphics board"
Anybody out here, ever heard of such beast or has one ?
As far as I remember, it had an z80 on it, and was emulating an
Tektronix 4010 or something similar.
Had a lot of fun with it ;-)
5:08 p.m.
New subject: vt100 & graphics
There were several of these cards. DEC eventually came
out with their own
versions (starting with the GIGI and then the VT240, VT340, etc) I've seen
the GIGI called a VK100 but it isn't Vt100 compatible. Since 'Tek4010' was
the universal language of graphics at the time, this is the most emulation
mode. All my graphics terminals can do TEK4010 emulation to a greater or
lesser degree.
--Chuck
And for those dos boxes out there... mskermit...would do it I think.
BTW Kermit-95 is great for use on MS Win32boxes... --(just a happy customer...)
Bill
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