You can run multiple applications simultaneously on a single screen and switch between them. This means you can read mail messages in one window, run a program in a second, and edit a file on a different system in a third window. Motif is an extension of a client-server based graphical user interface developed by MIT known as X Windows . The Motif standard defines the look and feel of the graphical interface. Figure 6.1 shows the initial login screen of a DEC system.
Most workstations are part of a particular cluster.
The Session Manager window is used to control such things as starting applications and pausing or ending the session. Session Manager Window Motif makes extensive use of pull-down menus which are accessed by clicking with the left mouse button while the cursor is on top of a word in the menu bar. Figure 6.3 identifies the menu bar and other parts of a Motif window. One of the parts of a window is the pull-down menu . When you are ready to resume a paused session, press a key or click a mouse button.