Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!emory!ducvax.auburn.edu!eng.auburn.edu!bt From: bt@eng.auburn.edu (bt garner) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: DESQview/X Message-ID: Date: 21 Dec 90 15:49:10 GMT References: <9012110545.AA23163@fernwood.mpk.ca.us> <3940@corpane.UUCP> Organization: Process Modeling Group Lines: 32 Nntp-Posting-Host: lab6.eng.auburn.edu In article <3940@corpane.UUCP> brooks@corpane.UUCP (David E. Brooks Jr) writes: > >I happened to be fortunate enough to attend the Fall 1990 Comdex show in >Las Vegas, and I can at least tell you what I saw. > >Basically, I think it's pretty impressive. From what I can tell (and you >can take it with a grain of salt, as my X experience is somewhat limited) >it looks like a full X implementation, complete with libraries to compile >your own X applications under DOS. And to prove it they had xeyes and xmaze >(at least) running as X clients. I don't know which toolkits were provided. >Also, I _THINK_ it was X11R4, but don't quote me on that. > ... >I don't recall a price being set at the show. I called Quarterdeck after receiving the DESQview/X brochure and they told me that DESQview/X would list for "about the same as DESQview/386" (list for a little over $200, street price around $150?). The developers kit (containing a Toolkit(s?)), would have a suggested retail price of approxamately $500. The toolkits (which they claim will be available) are: Xol - standard OPEN LOOK OSF/Motif - Open Software Foundation libraries and manager Xview - Xview OPEN LOOK implementation XVT - Mac/Windows/OS-2 compatability ************************************************************************** All facts are either from the brochure, or from the phone conversation that I had with QD. bt garner (bt@eng.auburn.edu)