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From: meyer@mimsy.UUCP (John Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: SCO XENIX Mouse Driver Update (GOOD NEWS!!!)
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Date: Thu, 18-Jun-87 12:43:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 18 12:43:51 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 15:04:34 EDT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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Keywords: SCO XENIX, Mouse, Device Driver

Well, since I posted the request for an SCO XENIX mouse driver about
a week ago, I have been flooded with requests for any follow-up
information I might get.  I am pleased to report that I have good
news.

I just returned from a seminar in Washington, D.C. given by Graphics
Software Systems (GSS).  They have put together a graphics package
which does include a driver for the Microsoft mouse (and perhaps
others -- the sales rep was not exactly sure).  My partner and I
picked his brain about the graphics capabilities under XENIX (since
GSS manufactures this package for MS-DOS and UNIX as well) and they
sound very good. 

According to SCO, version 2.2 (expected out around July 17) will
support the GSS software and SCO will do the necessary modifications
and sell it under the name SCO Enhanced Graphics Toolkit.  This
will allow the user to make graphics- and mouse-oriented code
as sort of a development system.  Systems which do not need to
develop code but need the graphics interface must purchase the
SCO Graphics Run-Time Package.  For example, we will purchase the
Enhanced Graphics Toolkit to develop our code, but when we start
mass-producing our machines for our customer, those machines will 
require only the Run-Time Package.  The cost for the Enhanced Graphics
Toolkit is $995 and the Run-Time System is $295.

You may wish to call the SCO sales number at (800) 626-UNIX, but
do not expect them to know much about the mouse since it is an
apparently new development and word hasn't seem to have filtered
through from GSS to SCO yet.

GSS, however, runs a 24-hour bulletin board including sample source
code and technical tips.  The number is (503) 646-1743.  They also
provide seminars (unfortunately priced at $25 a head, but most
companies can afford it) in several major cities, so you may wish
to call them up and ask when the next conveniently-located one
will be.  The representative we talked to was Michael R. Kruse,
Director of Sales Support who can be reached at

		Graphics Software Systems, Inc.
		9590 SW Gemini Dr.
		P.O. Box 4900
		Beaverton, OR  97005-7161
		(503) 641-2200
		FAX (503) 643-8642

You may not get him immediately since he is cruising the country
for a while giving these seminars, but I'm sure somebody at that
number could help you out.

I hope this information is useful to some of you.  Send me mail if
I can be of further assistance.


							John

-- 
John R. Meyer
6100 Westchester Park Dr. Apt. 420
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 474-8271