Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!usc!wuarchive!uunet!aplcomm!capd.jhuapl.edu!waltrip From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: X11 for the NeXTstation Message-ID: <1991Jan6.172427.1@capd.jhuapl.edu> Date: 6 Jan 91 22:24:27 GMT References: Sender: news@aplcomm.JHUAPL.EDU Organization: CAPVAX, JHU/APL Lines: 34 In article , simmons@nucst4.neep.wisc.edu (kim h simmons) writes: >>>In article <49737@sequent.UUCP> roc@sequent.UUCP (Ron Christian) writes: [...material deleted...] > I think that the long term survival of NeXT probably depends on them having > some kind of support for X11. NeXT is the only major workstation manufacturer > that does not provide support for X11. From previous discussions, many people agree with this...some don't. I haven't counted to see who is in the majority. Count me as one who agrees. I see a third party offering as acceptable (at least for my requirements) and a third party, Pencom, I believe, announced that they would offer an X11R4 server plus Motif for the NeXT. While this topic is controversial enough in its own right, someone from Pencom made a posting inquiring about copy protection schemes. I hope this means availability is imminent, that the price is reasonable (I believe someone said it would be around $300 for the X server and Motif together) and that whatever copy protection or licensing scheme they adopt is acceptable (at least to me). So if they aren't scared off by all of the hostile reactions to their copy protection post, maybe we'll see something pretty soon. Of course, another NeXT shortcoming is also involved for some of us: the lack of supported serial line protocol (SLIP or possibly its successor). For those with fast enough modems at home, it could be possible to run some X client apps on our work computers displaying on our X servers on our NeXT at home. A working implementation of SLIP is apparently available (other posters have referred to it). So maybe ALL the pieces are coming together for X usage as well as the NeXTstep environment most of buy the machines for primarily. [...more material deleted...] c.f.waltrip DDN: waltrip@capsrv.jhuapl.edu Opinions expressed are my own.