Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!herald.usask.ca!alberta!brazeau.ucs.ualberta.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!zephyr.ens.tek.com!ogicse!cvedc!gssc!johnp From: johnp@gssc.UUCP (John Providenza) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Converting my PC-AT to a X Windows terminal Message-ID: <6687@gssc.UUCP> Date: 28 Jun 91 15:53:52 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Bvtn OR Lines: 43 beaudoin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Beaudoin) writes: >I would like to use my PC-AT as a X Windows terminal. Are there any >shareware, free or commercially available products to do just this? >I don't want to install UNIX or Xenix or Minix on my system. I just >want a terminal emulator that will use my graphic card and my mouse >and that will run on DOS 3.3 like kermit or Procomm Plus. >Thank you! >-- >Martin Beaudoin mbeaudoin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca >Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec mbeaudoin@ireq-robot.uucp >Varennes, QC, Canada J3X 1S1 +1 514 652-8136 I am not an Xpert (sorry!), but here is some X information: I don't know about shareware versions, but several companies (including ours) produce products that "turn your PC into an X terminal". These packages run under DOS or Windows. Different companies have different options and features available. For example, you need an ethernet card and TCP/IP software to talk to your host computer. Our company will sell: 1) the X server software, 2) the server software and TCP/IP software, 3) the server software, TCP/IP software, and an ethernet card, 4) the above and a hi-res graphics card. Option 1 is nice if you already have your networking setup. Option 3 is nice for "one stop" shopping. Be aware that you need to have the TCP/IP network software and this could add to the price of your system. I believe that some TCP/IP software package cost several hundred dollars. Many of these packages support various graphics adapter standards: VGA, DGIS, TIGA, 8514, etc. (DGIS and TIGA are protocols that talk to 34010 based graphics cards) I don't want to be a commercial, but if you want more information, send me email or call us and ask for information on "PC-XView". John Providenza Graphic Software Systems / Spectragraphics 503-641-2200