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From: bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Alright, I got a question about PC X-Servers!
Message-ID: <985@redford.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 91 15:47:10 GMT
References: <1991Feb21.050550.4351@coplex.uucp>
Reply-To: bill@redford.UUCP (Bill Poitras(X258))
Organization: Polygen Corporation, Waltham, MA
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In article <1991Feb21.050550.4351@coplex.uucp> dean@coplex.uucp (Dean Brooks) writes:
>Hi,
>
>   Now, I know of all the neat little PC servers that can be found
>from reading the FAQ list, but EVERY one of those damned little
>suckers require me to get UNIX on my PC.
>

This not true.  The following servers are made for MS-DOS:

    PC DECWindows a.k.a. the PC DECWindows Display Facility is an MS-DOS
application that turns your PC into an X11R3 terminal. It supports
DECnet.
Available from DEC. [Dennis Giokas (giokas@mosaic.enet.dec.com), 3/90]

    HP (800-752-0900) has the "HP Accelerated X Window Display Server"
(HP AXDS/PC; HP part D2300B) which will run on any AT-class DOS machine
with 640KB, MSDOS 3.1 or higher, and the HP Intelligent Graphics Controller 10
card, to which the X11R3-based server is downloaded (avoiding 
performance-limitations from PC RAM-size and processor speed). 
[from John Kempff (kempff@hppad.hp.com), 3/90]

    Hummingbird Communications (Canada 416-470-1203) produces the
HCL-eXceed and HCL-eXceed Plus for EGA, VGA, and VGA+ controllers.

*    Integrated Inference Machines (714-978-6201 or -6776) is shipping
X11/AT, an X server that runs under MS-windows. The server converts an IBM-AT
into an X terminal which can simultaneously run MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications.

*    SpectraGraphics/GSS (503-641-2200) makes PC-Xview, an
MSDOS-based X server which interfaces with PC/TCP Plus networking software from
FTP Software and Excelan's LAN WorkPlace for DOS.  The server works with
(a) 286, 386, 486 (b) EGA, VGA, DGIS displays. (c) DOS 3.2 and above
(d) Microsoft, Logitech, Mouse Systems Mice (e) 640k memory up to 16 MB memory
[the PC-Xview/16 is available for PCs with extended memory].

*    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).

    Xnth is an implementation of X11 R4 which runs on AT-bus PCs running
DOS 3.3 or higher.  It currently supports 1280X1024 or 1024X768 resolution
monitors at 256 colors (out of 16M) with hardware accelleration for graphics
and text operations.  It currently utilizes a TCP/IP byte stream over Ethernet.
Information: Jerry Norman, Nth Graphics, Ltd., 1-800-624-7552.

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My company own the ones with * before them. PC-XView is excellent.  It it 
reasonably fast and has terrific TCP/IP and display support.

XVision is a 16 color server, even for 256 color windows, so I was kind
of disappointed.  X11/AT isn't that great, but has a few neat features. 

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