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From: chapman@acf4.NYU.EDU (Gary W. Chapman)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: X-Windows for PCs, and "low level" telnet ...
Message-ID: <16740013@acf4.NYU.EDU>
Date: 6 Jun 90 01:43:00 GMT
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Organization: New York University
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From a recent posting in comp.windows.x answering 40+ commonly-answered
questions about X.


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17) How can I get an X server on a PC?

	Locus Computing (800-955-6287; CA: 213-670-6500; UK: +44 296 89911) has 
a server called PC-Xsight which also appears in Acer's X terminal.

	HP (800-752-0900) has the "HP Accelerated X Window Display Server"
(HP AXDS/PC; HP part D2300B) which will run on any AT-class DOS machine with 
640KB, MSDOS 3.1 or higher, and the HP Intelligent Graphics Controller 10 card,
to which the X11R3-based server is downloaded (avoiding performance-limitations
from PC RAM-size and processor speed). [from John Kempff (kempff@hppad.hp.com),
3/90]

	Graphic Software Systems (GSS) (503-641-2200) makes PC-Xview, an 
MSDOS-based X server which interfaces with PC/TCP Plus networking software from
FTP Software and Excelan's LAN WorkPlace for DOS.  The server works with 
(a) 286, 386, 486 (b) EGA, VGA, DGIS displays. (c) DOS 3.2 and above
(d) Microsoft, Logitech, Mouse Systems Mice (e) 640k memory up to 16 MB memory
[the PC-Xview/16 is available for PCs with extended memory].

	VisionWare's XVision is a Microsoft Windows-based X server which allows
an IBM-compatible PC or PS/2 to display X clients running on a networked 
computer at the same time as local DOS programs. VisionWare is at 612-377-3627 
or vision@vware.mn.org (UK: +44 532 788858 and vware@vision.uucp).
	
	Integrated Inference Machines (714-978-6201 or -6776) is shipping 
X11/AT, an X server that runs under MS-windows. The server converts an IBM-AT 
into an X terminal which can simultaneously run MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows 
applications.  

	IBM is rumored to offer a product; part #5709-029.

	Hummingbird Communications (Canada 416-470-1203) produces the 
HCL-eXceed and HCL-eXceed Plus for EGA, VGA, and VGA+ controllers. 

	Information Network Solutions also offers a product called HCL-eXceed
for the *86. The fax is 02-4122079 inside Australia, 612-4122079 from overseas.

	PC DECwindows a.k.a. the PC DECwindows Display Facility is an MS-DOS 
application that turns your PC into an X11R3 terminal. It supports DECnet.
Available from DEC. [Dennis Giokas (giokas@mosaic.enet.dec.com), 3/90]

	AGE (619-565-7373) offers the XoftWare TIGA.

	Bell Technologies (Fremont, CA: 415-659-9097)

	Intelligent Decisions, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA: 408-734-3730)

	Pericom's TeemTalk-X for IBM clones allows toggling between X and DOS. 
Information: +44 (0908) 560022.	[5/90]