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From: dale@slovax.UUCP (Dale L. Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Multi-Bashing
Message-ID: <2940@slovax.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 88 17:30:44 GMT
References: <8803060401.AA21207@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1350@alliant.Alliant.COM> <299@wsccs.UUCP>
Organization: R & D Associates., Tacoma, WA
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> In article <1350@alliant.Alliant.COM>, rosenkra@Alliant.COM (Bill Rosenkranz) writes:
> > regarding Minix, OS-9, etc. do these OS alternatives still support GEM
> > AES/VDI calls or do they puntaes() (or equiv) during bootup?
> 
> I can't speak for OS-9, but Minix won't.  Hopefully never.  Perhaps a port 
> of X-windows, which is the industry standard (hehe) windowing system for
> Unix (and VAX/VMS, too) could be done?  X isn't the fastest system in the
> world, but it does have some nice features.
> 
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I know for a fact that X windows runs under Idris on the ST. I have seen
and played with it! Hopefully it will be available soon. I don't think 
OS-9 or Minix can support X, you need BSD sockets. The Idris kernel had
sockets written for it to support X.  Also Idris supports VDI and LineA
calls, but not AES. Check it out!
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