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From: mlandau@bbn.com (Matt Landau)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Patch #68
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Date: Tue, 24-Nov-87 02:11:19 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 24 02:11:19 1987
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In comp.windows.x (<871123090636.6.RWS@KILLINGTON.LCS.MIT.EDU>), RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler) writes:
>
>    Date: 23 Nov 87 06:58:35 GMT
>    From: violet.berkeley.edu!jkh@jade.Berkeley.EDU  (Jordan K. Hubbard)
>
>    Patch #68 completely breaks the server when run on a Sun 3 monochrome.
>    I don't know if it breaks under the qvss/qdss/ibm
>
>It's working just fine for me on a Sun 3/110, an Apollo DN-3000, and a
>DEC VS2000.  But then, you probably guessed that already.

I can verify Jordan's experience - after installing patches 61-70, the 
server no longer worked on our monochrome Suns (3/75's and 3/160's).
We got a slightly different set of symptoms - most windows appeared to
get set up correctly, but no xterm window ever got keyboard focus.  Also,
windows that set colors ended up using black foregroun and background 
instead of correctly ignoring color specifications.

Sure enough, when I backed out patch #68 (thank Larry Wall for patch -R!)
things returned to a more normal state.
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