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Subject: Re: Wanted: information about X "terminals"
Message-ID: <499@apple.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Mar-87 13:26:08 EST
Article-I.D.: apple.499
Posted: Sun Mar  1 13:26:08 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 2-Mar-87 22:02:57 EST
References: <2464@sequent.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, USA
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Summary: Re: board-level X server

In article <2464@sequent.UUCP>, michael@sequent.UUCP (Michael Squires) writes:
> I have heard speculation, both on the net and in person, about the
> potential for X "terminals" - that is, a HW/SW product which would
> perform as a display server for X "right out of the box." Does
> anyone have any concrete information about such beasties? I'm
> interested in expected availability, cost, features, communications
> mechanism (ether? rs232?), etc.
>

AED in Sunnyvale is building a two-board graphics display for VME and
Qbus systems that directly supports the X V10 protocol. It has a 68020
processor running a message-based multitasking kernel in prom that knows
about X, VT100 and TEK4125 protocols. The display processor board has a
resolution of 1280 * 1024 * 8

The boards are just going into beta test, but i've seen one work and it
looks pretty neat..

AED
440 Potrero Ave
Sunnyvale, CA
(408) 733-3555