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6.7.1 Why a GUI is not enough

Whereas the GUI provides valuable support for the interactively defining new tasks and for viewing and analyzing simulated results, it imposes some restriction on the versatility of the simulation environment.

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Figure 6.9:   When operated as a server for other applications, VISTA/SFC is run in text-terminal mode, the GUI being provided by the client.

Therefore, emphasis has been put on completely separating the graphical user interface from the rest of the simulation environment. Both text-terminal and batch-mode operations are fully supported.



Christoph Pichler
Thu Mar 13 14:30:47 MET 1997