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From: randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: X-Windows for PCs, and "low level" telnet ...
Message-ID: <1990Jun6.190858.5504@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 6 Jun 90 19:08:58 GMT
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Organization: Chinet - Chicago Public Access UNIX
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In article <16740013@acf4.NYU.EDU> chapman@acf4.NYU.EDU (Gary W. Chapman) writes:
>From a recent posting in comp.windows.x answering 40+ commonly-answered
>questions about X.
>--------------------------------------------------
>17) How can I get an X server on a PC?
>
>	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).

	I have been using XVision now with FTP networking software
	for a few months now.  Under MS Windows 2.1, it was a
	pretty good server, as long as you had a 386 and 2-4 megs
	memory.  You could use MS Windows as your windows manager,
	with the added benefits that other MS Windows programs
	could be used on your screen.  Used the clipboard for cut
	and paste to things like Excel.  It can also operate in
	full screen mode with the UNIX window manager of your choice.
	However, with MS Windows 3.0, the thing now becomes fantastic.  
	XVision has 3.0 support (calls it "greater than 2.11" on its 
	install menu. It was released before 3.0 was announced).
	Nicest thing about a X server running under MS Windows is
	that you don't have to worry about display support.  Every
	display card known to man is supported under Windows.  If
	you get something like PC Xsight, you have to worry if your
	display is supported.

	-randy
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Randy Suess
randy@chinet.chi.il.us