Using VAXStation 2000 as X-terminal

[roger at mdtv.uucp]

In article <PERF.90Nov15165838 at osiris.efd.lth.se>, perf at efd.lth.se (Per Foreby) writes:
> We have 20 VAXstn 2000 which are never used because our Sun's are much
> faster. Our DEC salesman came up with an idea: Buy som new DECstation
> 2100's, put 24 Mb in each of them, and use the old 2000's as
> X-terminals.
> 
> In this way, by purchasing 20 DECstation 2100, we could get 40 fast
> workstations.
> 
> Comments? Has anyone tried this?
> --
> Per Foreby					Email: perf at efd.lth.se
> System manager at EFD, Lund Institute of Technology (Lund University)
> Snail: E-huset, LTH, Box 118, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden. Phone: +46 46 107492

	Why not just use the Suns as X clients? Also, your VS 2000s are
	most likely 4 plane machines. Make sure your X applications can
	handle 4 plane visuals gracefully. Ours don't. :-(

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