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From: hansen@scr601.sinet.slb.COM
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Public Domain X server and Serial Line IP for PC?
Message-ID: <9103281924.AA10760@SLCS.SLB.COM>
Date: 28 Mar 91 19:24:53 GMT
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From:	HANSEN@PSI%SCR601@MRGATE@PRSRTR
To:	"xpert%expo.lcs.mit.edu"@M_CSNET@MRGATE@PRSRTR



Yes, I know this has been asked 1000 times before but I still have not seen
any answers. I am also aware of FAQ 28 where a whole lot of commercial
X server packages are mentioned. What I would like to know is whether there
exist any public domain X servers for a PC running MS-DOS (PS/2 mod. 55, 2MB)
I have seen two demonstrations of X servers running under Windows 3 and quite
like what I see, but would like to try X from home without having to invest
my own money in software without knowing how well it will work in my case.

Does a public domain TCP/IP package with SLIP exist for the PC? (While asking 
these questions, is there anyone out there who knows where I can get something
called InterDrive from? Or know about other NFS software for the PC?)

I would also be very grateful if people who have tried it could let me know 
how well it works to run Xwindows over a 9600 baud phone line using SLIP.
99% of my time is spent either in xterm, mail tools and editors, connected to
a VAX and Sun network.


Thanks in advance,
Ove Hansen 
(hansen@scr.slb.com)   

PS: No, I don't want to run Unix unless I can do so without buying an extra 
disk and still keep all my DOS applications alive.