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From: jbvb@ftp.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.graphics,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: x-window on dos or os/2
Summary: GSS and HP Xs run quite well, in our experience.
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Date: 7 Jul 89 14:41:31 GMT
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In article <6327@pdn.paradyne.com>, dixon@gumby.paradyne.com (0000-Tom Dixon(0000)) writes:
> This sounds like a huge nightmare.  What are the system requirements for
> the DOS Machine?  

Of the three Xs I've used, all run fine in an 8Mhz AT with 640K.  I've
never tried them in a 512K at, or an XT.  The "AX/DS" product HP has
announced has most of the X code in a special display card, so it can
create DOS sub-processes with about 350K available.  The other two
(one a product a vendor never released, the other from GSS) both run
on conventional EGAs.  I can't find the manual for the GSS version,
but the unreleased product uses all of 640K when running.  The unreleased
product did have to leave out a few bells and whistles, like ScreenSaver,
bell-volume control, keyclick control, mouse acceleration control and
"backing store", whatever that is, I don't know about the others.

All three Xs were/are run on top of our PC/TCP transport stack, so
they can be run on any network media or card we support.

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