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The CHARON icon will appear in the system tray menu:

Next, the VAX/PDP11 emulated console will appear:

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The next step is to install or copy a system disk for CHARON operation. This can be either installation of a new VMS, RSX11, RT11, etc. system using a distributive provided by HP or a transfer of data from an existing VAX/PDP11 system. These possibilities will be discussed in detail in the next chapters.

To exit from CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP emulator use the following methods:

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Running from the "CHARON Launcher" utility is very convenient during the debugging of your CHARON configuration. The utility shows CHARON log updates in real time. If RDP is used to connect to the CHARON host, the CHARON may not see the license; start CHARON as a Service instead. From the Launcher, CHARON runs as a User process which will terminate if the User logs off. The Service is a System process and will continue to run until stopped.

Start the Launcher:

In the Launcher main interface,  click the "Browse" button to select the desired CHARON configuration file:

Select the desired configuration file:

The Launcher will display the CHARON model specified in the selected configuration file:

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Now it is possible to run CHARON. Press "Run selected configuration" button.

Depending on system settings, Windows may display a Firewall warning dialog asking to confirm CHARON access to different networks.

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Next, the CHARON icon will appear in the system tray menu:

Right after that the VAX/PDP11 emulated console will appear (in the default configuration. Some configurations may not assume console startup):

The Launcher will display CHARON log file:

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It is possible to scroll the log file to analyze possible problems.

To exit from CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP emulator use the following methods:

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