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From: davis@udel.EDU (Michael Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Two X-for-DOS servers
Message-ID: <1575@timex.udel.EDU>
Date: 13 Oct 89 12:29:21 GMT
References: <190@uucs1.UUCP>
Reply-To: davis@ee.udel.edu (Michael Davis)
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <190@uucs1.UUCP> gaf@uucs1.UUCP () writes:
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>Every now and then someone asks about X servers for DOS machines.
>As a public service, here are two commercially available products.
>We've used both, and they work fine on our 16 MHz AT's.  You'll want lots
>of memory for them (a couple Mb of extended memory), but that's X for you.
>We use the Orchid ProDesigner Plus at 1024x768 (640x480 isn't very usable
>in X), and a "dumb" Ethernet card (3COM 3C503).  I expect performance is
>better with a "smart" card, but it runs up the price of the system too much
>for us.
>   (more stuff deleted)

I've seen lots of postings like this giving personal experiences with X
products, has anyone collected them together so I can look at the +- of
each package?
  As a side note, I'm looking into giving alot of old 6 Mhz AT's a new life
by running X11 on them and using them as graphic terminals to our mainframes.
Most of the things I've seen posted require full-blown powerhouses. Does
anyone make a barebones X11 package that can run on a 6 MHz AT with expanded
memory, 3C503 bds and various displays?
  Has any of the PC magazines (PC MAG, PC World, PC Week, etc) ran a review
of X11 packages?

Thanks
Mike Davis (davis@louie.udel.edu) (128.175.1.3)