Re: Itanium lap tops are needed now!

>VMS on the desktop is neither practical nor needed. What is needed are
>desktop application that can run on the VMS servers and be used from the
>existing desktop. Xwindows for the PC is free.

Okay, I'll play Devil's Advocate here: WHY do there need to be Xwindow
apps on OpenVMS so that the display can be directed to a desktop? Why
not client/server? Web-based apps? Or why not write the app for the
desktop in the first place? XWindows for the PC is free, but is it in
common usage?

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