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From: jff@groucho (Jim Frenzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: NeXTstep and X11?
Message-ID: <1990Oct09.174724.1380@groucho>
Date: 9 Oct 90 17:47:24 GMT
Reply-To: jff@denali.ee.uidaho.edu (James F. Frenzel)
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Idaho, Moscow
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We have a network of H/P machines running HP-UX and X11, which
I will want to access if I buy a NeXT.  Consequently, I have 
a few questions regarding NeXTstep and X11.  

From the fall catalog I gather that a beta version of X (formerly
XNeXT) is available, which allows you to run X-based applications.

1) Does this run under NeXTstep or does it replace NeXTstep?  As
   I understand it, NeXT does not officially support XNeXT.

2) Is there a tool that allows you to open an X11-compatible window 
   on a remote machine running X11, if you are running NeXTstep?
   Similarly, is there a tool that allows you to run X11 applications
   under NeXTstep?

3) How difficult is it to port X11 applications to NeXTstep?

4) Is there a public domain drawing program available, similar to 
   fig under X11, that generates postscript output?

5) Is there a DOS emulator program available (preferably pd)?

Thanks!

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Jim Frenzel        jfrenzel@groucho.mrc.uidaho.edu         
Univ of Idaho,     Electrical Engr       
Moscow, ID 83843   208-885-7888