Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Path: utzoo!censor!meadow!py
From: py@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung)
Subject: Re: X-terminal emulation
Message-ID: <1990Nov30.164736.14929@meadow.uucp>
Keywords: x-terminal emulator, 386, dos
Reply-To: py@meadow.UUCP (Peter Yeung)
Organization: Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
References: <1990Nov28.191934.29319@santra.uucp>
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 90 16:47:36 GMT

In article <1990Nov28.191934.29319@santra.uucp> f36608s@puukko.hut.fi (Erik Bunn) writes:
>
>I saw somebody mention a X-terminal emulator for pc's. Can anyone elaborate
>on this? We might consider getting these for four 386's connected to
>X-servers by Ethernet cables. On the surface it seems that this way
>we would get 4 dos work stations AND x-terminal emulation. The other
>option would be 4 X-terminals, which doesn't seem nearly as versatile.
>So: how fast/slow/good/bad/anything else would such an emulator be?
>Are they PD or commercial? Can someone tell me where to order or ftp
>one?
>
>Thank you;
>
>
>
>
>Erik Bunn				I  
>f36608s@puukko.hut.fi  (Internet)	I	"You see, I missed her 

We are using PC-XVIEW on our 386SX. It works fine and can even use 800x600 (?)
high res mode on cards/monitors that support it. You will need TCP/IP on your
PC to connect to the LAN. We are using PC/TCP. You can also use Execlan with
the on board TCP/IP software which will save you a lot of RAM space.

I have also seen other similar products advertised in magazines like Byte and 
Unix World. One that come to mind is HCL-eXceed from Hummingbird.

I cannot say much about speed since we are running xterm sessions only, no fancy
graphics stuff. From what we have seen, it seemed that with a 16MHz 386SX, the
bottleneck is the netowrk and the load on the host machine. With a 640K machine,
we can open 3 to 5 xterm windows depending on the size of your window. If you
use Execlan, you can definitely get more windows since the TCP/IP software is on
the ethernet card. However, there is a version with can use protected memory
above 1 Meg (we only have 1Meg :-( ).

The addresses are:

PC-XVIEW: Graphic Software Systems, Inc.
          9590 SW Gemini Drive,
          Beaverton,
          Oregon 97005
          (no phone numbers on manual)

HCL-eXceed: Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
            2900 John Street, Unit 4,
            Markham, Ontario,
            Canada L3R 5G3
            (416)470-1203 Fax: (416)470-1207

PC/TCP: FTP Software, Inc.
        26 Princess Street,
        Wakefield, MA 01880
        (617)246-0900

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Peter Yeung     Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
                2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300
                Mississauga, Ont.   L5N 1V8
                Phone: (416) 542-6300    Fax: (416) 858-2233