topic Re: Xterminals in Operating System - HP-UX

Xterminals

Robert Bernard — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:05:31 GMT

We have old Entria Xterms and want to replace them. Does HP still manufacture an xterm.

If not what is the best replacement.

We need a very reliable X server to access ITO (OVO or OPC or ...)

Re: Xterminals

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:13:11 GMT

Hi
No, HP don't manufacture Xterminals any more.

One solution is Reflection or eXceed on a PC, this is the most common solution.

Some "thin clients" can work as Xterminals.

Re: Xterminals

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:16:19 GMT

Hi
One more solution:
If you have an Unix workstation (it not need to be a high performance) you can configure this to work as a Xterminal.

Re: Xterminals

H.Merijn Brand (procura — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:25:16 GMT

Many more opinions and solutions:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x6b2636e69499d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x906c1cc6003bd6118fff0090279cd0f9,00.html
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x1f2236e69499d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

HTH

Re: Xterminals

Wodisch_1 — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:53:15 GMT

Hi Robert,

how about running Linux or *BSD?
You could even go for a "Live CD", which is a configured system running from the CD alone - no harddisk needed (nor touched).
Check out
http://www.demolinux.org
http://www.knoppix.org

HTH,
Wodisch

Re: Xterminals

H.Merijn Brand (procura — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:23:33 GMT

Thank you Wodish!
Just the links I needed.

Come and get a beer in the chat.

Re: Xterminals

Steve Labar — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:36:02 GMT

You might want to check this previous discussion also. There is a link to a third party manufacturer NCD.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x41f15e938a10d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

Good Luck.

Steve

Re: Xterminals

Steve Post — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:23:11 GMT

yes another option:
www.cygin.com provides a unix that runs UNDER a windows pc. So the user would have their pc still, and there would be a window for the x-terminal.

Re: Xterminals

Dave Chamberlin — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:40:21 GMT

I have been using eXceed on my PC here for over two years, running the CDE. It has been very reliable and trouble free (with the exception of some problems when using the CDE lock screen feature). I have not had the font problems I used to get with an X terminal.

Re: Xterminals

John Bolene — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:51:10 GMT

ncd still makes x-terms

www.ncd.com