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From: dcon@cbnewsc.att.com (david.r.connet)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SystemV386 beginner: questions.
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.174649.6299@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 17 Apr 91 17:46:49 GMT
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In article <1991Apr15.204452.29736@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 2fmmempty@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>A graphic/windows environment :  I have very close to zero dollars to spend on
>software, so I am really picky about what I do spend.  (I mean who really
>prices software for students eh?)  So is there an FTPable version of xwindows
>out there for the 386?  I gave archie a call, and searched for "x386" and found
>tons of stuff, but nothing that identified itself very plainly.   I may be able
>to get my hands on a copy of Open Look, (a good portion of my family works for
>AT&T) but I am told it is not really very pretty, rather two dimensional.  And
>it seems everyone is really using X.  What is available out there?

Just for information, OpenLook is basically just an interface
built on top of X.

Dave Connet
dcon@iwtng.att.com