>
> To get a 3000 window on any X terminal (or workstation) requires two
> things.  An X-based terminal program displaying a terminal window
> on your screen, and a connection from that terminal program to
> the system you want to log into.  People often think that these
> are the same thing.  For example, the usual way to get from an X
> station to a 3000 is to run a copy of the program 'hpterm' on an
> HPUX system somewhere (which will get you a terminal window with
> a connection to the system it is running on) and then within that
> unix session you can now see in the hpterm window, you run a copy
> of the 'vt3k' program to establish a VT connection to the 3000,
> which will get you a ':' prompt.  vt3k has nothing to do with
> terminals, terminal emulation, or terminal screen control protocols.
> It knows nothing about X and could not display a window if it's
> life depended on it.  Similarly, hpterm has no clue about 3000s,
> and no way to connect to one.  hpterm can only give you a terminal
> emulation window to the system that hpterm is running on.  Since
> hpterm has not (yet?) been ported to the 3000, you can only use
> hpterm to talk to a unix system.  Fortunately, you have vt3k to
> run on the unix system to complete the picture and connect the
> hpterm window (indirectly) to the 3000.
>
.>>     Is that how HP does it?  I know all HP field personnel have
an X-terminal on their desk, even those working on 3000's  Sounds
convoluted to me.
 
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