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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: X Windows
Message-ID: <8803210629.AA23079@cory.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 21 Mar 88 06:29:30 GMT
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>This is the first time I've ever written to the net, but here goes...
>
>This may be a naive question, but is there a terminal program for the
>Amiga which supports X Windows?  I just bought my Amiga A2000 today and
>have only seen the reviews in Amiga World.
>
>The main reason I would like to have such a beast is that I hack on Sun
>Workstations at work and it would be *real nice* to work on the graphic
>programs from the comfort of my bed.  (Talk about tele-commuting!)
>
>Robert

	I think you are somewhat confused as to the complexity of X.
Even if you can get it running over a modem (btw, this is quite possible)
the response time would be incredibly bad considering the amount of
information that would have to be sent.  Even at 9600 bps it would be
unacceptable.

	X itself is huge and complex... not something you find in everyday
terminal programs.  I believe there is an X port in the works at Commodore.

				-Matt