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From: tss@SSDS.COM (Tim Sesow)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: X Windows on PC
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Date: 5 Jun 91 15:18:00 GMT
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Re:  Ralph Engwall's request on X-server for PC:

We have used two products from the same vendor with various
levels of success:  Hummingbird's HCL-eXceed/Plus and
HCL-eXceed/W (for MS Windows).  Here are some general 
impressions:

1. The eXceed/Plus package works relatively well if
all you want your PC to be is an X server.  It
really needs a good VGA/monitor since most
X clients expect some screen real estate.  The
640x480 of "standard" VGAs is a little small.
Also, the server only offers the client
the physical color mapping, so some applications
don't work when they require 256 colors and you
only have 16 color hardware (like Cabletron's
SPECTRUM network manager).

2. The eXceed/W package that we have is version 1.
We have serious problems with this package since
it rapidly uses up all Windows Resources when
running with the OLWM window manager (we
are going to try the MWM this week).  Basically,
it is unusable right now.  Hummingbird has
told us that they don't see the problem with
version 2, but we can't seem to get that
version without paying full price AGAIN.

Also, the MS Windows version of eXceed 
has two modes, single and multiple
windows which means that you can run all
X windows in a single MS_Windows window or
multiple MS Windows windows.  If you
use multiple MS windows, you can't run
another window manager (like OLWM or MWM).
I usually use the single MS window mod
with my window manager on a Sparcstation.