The Vaxstation 3100 Family - DEC VAXstation 3100 Owner's Manual

• Windowing software—DECwindows software and, optionally,
VAX Windowing Software (VWS/UIS), give you a visual way to
organize your work in windows. You can run several different
applications simultaneously and switch between them. You
can use graphic symbols instead of command lines to do your
work.
• SCSI connectivity—Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
is an industry standard for connecting mass storage devices.
• For customers requiring additional security in their VAX
console, you can secure your S3^tem in the console mode
using the password security feature. See Section 7.11 for more
information on this feature.
1.2 The VAXstation 3100 Family
The VAXstation 3100 systems can be used in several
configurations, from a VAXstation 3100 Model 38 diskless
workstation used as a satellite in a work group, to a Model
38 standalone workstation with hard disks, to a VAXstation
3100 Model 48 used as the server for one or more Model 38
workstations.
Your Model 48 system can be used as a standalone workstation,
or it can be the server to members of a work group. It can be
a networked server if that work group is connected to a larger
network.
The Model 38 diskless satellite workstation is the basic,
introductory system. It provides the option of working in a
small work group or connecting to a network.
Your VAXstation 3100 System 1-3