On 29 Nov 2010, at 11:30, Johnny Billquist wrote: Doh! Actually, double DOH! So we are talking past each other. An Alpha is not a VAX. Different rules apply. Ignore everything I said unless you are thinking in the context of a VAX. :-) Johnny This is why I like HECNET - instant answers to esoteric questions :) Which reminds me - anyone have any tips on how to get remote XDM going on OpenVMS VAX 7.3? I can't find the setup files. Basically, I want to point an XDM client on the laptop at the XDM server on the SIMH machine and get a graphical session that way. Sampsa