| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 | 
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit | 
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE | 
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 | 
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 3726 | 
| Total number of notes: | 19516 | 
    
    
    In response to a RFP, I have prepared a table showing the
    possible network protocols for interconnecting Digital's client &
    server system (as follow).  Since I am new to DECwindows, and I do not
    know if such a table exists in any official publication, I would
    like to get some comments and feedback.
    
    
    Thanks,
    Dominic Tso - Toronto SWS
    
    
    
    
    
                    +------------------------------------------------+
                    |          S e r v e r    S y s t e m            |
+---+---------------+--------------------------+--------------+------+
|   |System         |        VMS               |    ULTRIX    | UNIX |
| C +---------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
| l |Protocol       |DECnet/|TCP/|   |         |DECnet/|      |      |
| i |               |OSI    |IP  |LAT|AppleTalk|OSI    |TCP/IP|TCP/IP|
| e +---------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
| n |Product        |DECnet-|UCX |VMS|AppleTalk|DECnet-|ULTRIX|UNIX  |
| t |               |VAX    |    |   |For VMS  |ULTRIX |      |      |
+---+---------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|VMS (DECwindows)   |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
| DECnet-VAX        |XXXXXXX|    |   |         |XXXXXXX|      |      |
| UCX               |       |XXXX|   |         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|ULTRIX (DECwindows)|       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
| DECnet-ULTRIX     |XXXXXXX|    |   |         |XXXXXXX|      |      |
| ULTRIX            |       |XXXX|   |         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|MS-DOS             |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
| PCSA Client       |XXXXXXX|    |   |         |XXXXXXX|      |      |
| LOCUS PC Xsight   |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
|    Server (+ TCP/ |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
|    IP Transport)  |       |XXXX|   |         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|Macintosh (MacX)   |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
| PCSA Client       |XXXXXXX|    |   |         |XXXXXXX|      |      |
| ADSP              |       |    |   |XXXXXXXX |       |      |      |
| MacTCP            |       |XXXX|   |         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|X Window Terminal  |       |    |   |         |       |      |      |
| VT1000            |       |XXXX|XXX|         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
| VT1200            |       |XXXX|XXX|         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
| VT1300            |XXXXXXX|XXXX|   |         |XXXXXXX|XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
|UNIX Workstation   |       |XXXX|   |         |       |XXXXXX|XXXXXX|
+-------------------+-------+----+---+---------+-------+------+------+
*    UCX == VMS/ULTRIX Connection
     ADSP == AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3492.1 | DECWIN::FISHER | I like my species the way it is" "A narrow view... | Thu Oct 18 1990 16:54 | 5 | |
| The thing I see most obviously missing is LOCAL transport on VMS/VMS (when they are the same node) and UNIX DOMAIN for Ultrix (same conditions, I think). Burns | |||||
| 3492.2 | DECWIN::FISHER | I like my species the way it is" "A narrow view... | Thu Oct 18 1990 16:55 | 5 | |
| Have you looked in the SPD, btw? There are a variety of inter os compatibility statements etc. I'm not sure if they talk about specific transports so clearly. That is a good and useful chart that you made. Burns | |||||
| 3492.3 | Also shared memory | SMURF::COUTU | He who will not risk, cannot win. | Fri Oct 19 1990 13:09 | 4 | 
|     Another transport mechanism available on many UN*X type systems is the
    shared memory transport. It is an alternative to the local transport.
    
    Dan
 | |||||