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From: eli@robechq.UUCP ( Robec Horsham  PM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.graphics,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Re^2: x-window on dos or os/2
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Date: 14 Jul 89 18:19:15 GMT
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In article <24@engr.wisc.edu> wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) writes:
>We had a chance to evalute IBM's X-windows for DOS.  You'll need a 386
>machine to get much out of it.  We first tried it on an 8 Mhz AT, you
>could open up two windows before things got intolerably slow.  As I recall
>3 or 4 windows hung the system.

Out of curiosity, were you running the X server on the same box?
I've heard that X runs slow when both client and server are in the
same computer.  (I may have client and server switched, no flames please.)

>The product wasn't compatible with Netware drivers (what is?)

You mean the 'open standard' falls down!!!  :-)

>It works, but we're
>Still looking for a good X on DOS....

Thanks for the info, we're looking too.