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From: mihai@hanauma.stanford.edu (Alexander Mihai Popovici)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X-windows server on a PC
Message-ID: <1991May2.054831.11831@morrow.stanford.edu>
Date: 2 May 91 05:48:31 GMT
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In article <1991Apr30.060122.8483@odetics.com> you write:
|> Hi,
|> 
|> Sorry if this has been asked before, but I just subscribed to this
|> news group.  I have this Sun Network and I have this Compaq 386 on my
|> desk with an EGA card.  Is there a way to make the 386 a x-windows
|> server that Sun's OpenLook will use and respond to on the Sun Network?
|> I have several types of ethernet cards available for the 386, but
|> what software do I run to make it an X Server?  Where do it get this
|> server software?  I think we have a couple of PC's around here with
|> PC NFS installed, but I don't think that package will help in any
|> way with this problem.  Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
|> 
|> Frank
|> frank@doetics.com or uunet!odetics!frank
 
 You need a software package on your PC to do Xterminal emulation (PC/Xview)
 is the one I used.
 You also need about 4Mb of memory for things to run smooth and a mouse.
 You will need the PC NFS to talk to the Sun.
 There are more details of what files to configure on the Sun (Your Internet 
 and Ethernet adress in the /etc/hosts.local file) but the manual
 from PC/Xview will pretty much explain all.
 Cheers
 Mihai