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From: eap@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Eric Pearce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X server for Silicon Graphics Workstations
Message-ID: <33042@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 15 Jun 89 03:15:24 GMT
References: <347@calmasd.Prime.COM>
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In article <347@calmasd.Prime.COM> sas@calmasd.UUCP (Shirley Sloper) says:
>Does anyone know of any plans to implement an X server
>for any of the Silicon Graphics workstations?
>Thanks.

 I just installed the Alpha release of X11R3 from SGI on an Iris4D
 GTX.  It looks like it has the same problems as the one I compiled
 from MIT source, mainly very poor interaction between 4sight and the
 X clients.   I doubt if it's all SGI's fault, but I did find it rather
 crufty to use.    

 -e

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