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From: d5peteg@dtek.chalmers.se (Peter Gustafsson)
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Subject: Re: Sun GX and X11.R4
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.120652.18801@mathrt0.math.chalmers.se>
Date: 7 Mar 91 12:06:52 GMT
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>In article <23221@well.sf.ca.us> granth@well.sf.ca.us (Grant S. Hayashi) writes:
>>
>>Does anyone know if the X11R4 distribution from MIT supports the Sun GX
>>accelerator on a sparc.

>It works.  I've built the raw X server from MIT on a Spark2 GX without
>any problems.  However, if you mean "does it use any of the features
>of the GX board", I think the answer is no.

>-greg.

How about the "new" SPARCstation 2 GS, 24 bit color - Will X11R4 work,
and will any features be supported?

   Peter Gustafsson
   Gothenburgs Universities' Computing Centre