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From: xanthian@well.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: X Windows on Amiga
Keywords: X windows, X terminal
Message-ID: <13332@well.UUCP>
Date: 26 Aug 89 04:05:06 GMT
References: <753@swbatl.UUCP>
Reply-To: xanthian@well.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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In article <753@swbatl.UUCP> uucigj@swbatl.UUCP (3531) writes:
=>I thought that I read some time ago that X windows has been ported to the
=>Amiga.  I was wondering if someone could varify this?  If this has been
=>done, and someone has tried it what is it like (speed wise).  Was the
=>implementation just a X server or both?  It seems that if this has been
=>done then it would do very well as an X terminal.  Better so, than the
=>stand alone X terminals, because of the expandability at around the same
=>price.  I understand that the Amiga by it self is a decent machine, I would
=>like to see it make it into the business world, at least as a expandable X
=>terminal (dare I say workstation).  Has this been a thought?
=>
=>
=>      Gregg Jensen
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=>    These opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect my companies.
=>      Southwestern Bell Telephone
=>      Send E-MAIL to the following address...
=>               uucigj@swbatl.sbc.com
=>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Unix Today, mentions in "X Building Blocks", 10 July 1989, page 6:
(Quoted without permission)

"GfxBase, Milpitas, Calif (408-262-1469), came up with a color X-Window
system for Commodore's Amiga series that coexits with the native windowing
system of the machine's Amigados (sic) operating system.  Color Amiga X11 can
actually run within a pull down screen on the Amiga, the company said.

"The X11.3 implementation supports TCP/IP and DECnet protocols over Ethernet
or a serial line, as well as the Amiga standard local message for local
connections.

"The system uses 5 MBytes of hard disk or NFS partition space, plus 1 MByte
of RAM for the server software that controls a 640 x 400 resolution display.

"Company officials said the product brings X-Windows to one of the
lowest-priced computers in the world.  It has been tested with X clients
running on DEC's VAX, Sun workstations, and Apollo and Hewlett-Packard
equipment, as well as several others, the company said."

Now you know what I know; I hope this helps!

well!xanthian
Kent, the man from xanth, now just another echo from The Well.