DECwindows Motif: GUI for OpenVMS Systems Using Client/Server Architecture
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Summary
DECwindows Motif is a graphical user interface (GUI) for OpenVMS systems that follows a client/server processing model. Unlike typical client/server setups where the server is remote, in DECwindows Motif (and X Window System environments), the server resides on the desktop and handles graphics display operations for multiple client processes. The article appears to be part of a product catalog overview for DECwindows Motif software.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledA GUI to an OpenVMS system.
The DECwindows Motif software follows a client/server processing model, where the server is a single-shared process that performs operations at the request of many client processes.
In most client/server relationships, the client system is located on the desktop, while the server system resides across the network.
With DECwindows Motif, as in all X Window System environments, the server system resides on the desktop and displays graphics on
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