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From: store2@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: X window system, anyone ?
Message-ID: <2097@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 3-Sep-87 09:28:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpf.2097
Posted: Thu Sep  3 09:28:20 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 11:06:26 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Summary: Microware's comments on X-Windows

In article <5968@prls.UUCP>, gert@prls.UUCP (Gert Slavenburg) writes:
> Has anyone ported the X window server (stand alone or in some type
> of distributed environment) to the Atari ST hardware ?
> 
I just got a copy of the August issue of ST Informer although it has been
out for a while.  The give a short review of OS-9 and when ask about 
X-Windows, here is what Microware said:

"Right now, it is a debatable issue.  They feel that although X-Windows
is fine for larger, more powerful computers, it's just too slow and bulky 
for smaller, 68000 based systems without special hardware to handle it.
That doesn't mean that they won't port it, but they would like to consider
any alternatives first."

The editor went on to mention that a program called IDRIS is coming out
with a UNIX (r) like operating system and that they would support
X-Windows. They mentioned that it was from Software Toolworks.  I don't
know anything further.  Hope this adds a little useful information.


					Kit Kimes  
					AT&T--Information Systems Labs
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