However you can install Cygwin/X on the host system. Read the Cygwin/X FAQ to undo the intentional disabling of it being useful as a remote X-11 display. (Note the FAQ is wrong about passing parameters to the init script, you have to edit the parameters in the init script).
For security purposes, Cygwin/X has by default disabled accepting connections from network transports including a ssh tunnels through localhost.
Xming is an alternative, however for me on Windows 8.1 it will not read any init file that I have setup manually or with its own GUI tool, and I have to manually set up any xhost and font servers.
You will want to enable at least one Alpha/Itanium VMS system as a font server, which means the DecWindows Workstation files need to be installed. Both the 75dpi and 100dpi fonts are needed.
Then you will need to install DECWindows Motif and software and typically setup a putty session for SSH X-11 forwarding.
You do not need to use the emulator host for the X11 display of course, any host such as Mac OS or Linux with a built in X11 server will work.
Be aware that there is a bug in known versions of Multinet and HP TCP/IP where the SSH tunnel is using the hostname instead of localhost. This stops SSH tunneling from working if the OpenVMS system is behind a NAT firewall. You have to create/display a new display using localhost after logging in as a work around.
malmberg August 04 2022 No more VAX hobbyist licenses. Community licenses for Alpha/IA64/X86_64 VMS Software Inc. Commercial VMS software licenses for VAX available from HPE.
ozboomer July 20 2022 Just re-visiting.. No more hobbyist licenses? Is that from vmssoftware.com, no 'community' licenses?
valdirfranco July 01 2022 No more hobbyist license...sad
mister_wavey February 12 2022 I recall that the disks failed on the public access VMS systems that included Fafner
parwezw January 03 2022 Anyone know what happened to FAFNER.DYNDS.ORG? I had a hobbyist account here but can longer access the site.
gtackett October 27 2021 Make that DECdfs _2.1A_ for Vax
gtackett October 27 2021 I'm looking for DECdfs V2.4A kit for VAX. Asking here just in case anyone is still listening.
MarkRLV September 17 2021 At one time, didn't this web site have a job board? I would love to use my legacy skills one last time in my career.
malmberg January 18 2021 New Hobbyist PAKs for VAX/VMS are no longer available according to reports. Only commercial licenses are reported to be for sale from HPE
dfilip January 16 2021 Can someone please point me to hobbyist license pak? I'm looking for VAX/VMS 7.1, DECnet Phase IV, and UCX/TCPIP ... have the 7.1 media, need the license paks ... thanks!
