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From: dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X under MacOS ?
Message-ID: <11880004@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Jul 88 05:05:18 GMT
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in comp.windows.x / mckee@corwin.ccs.northeastern.EDU (George McKee) asks:
>Can anyone say something about prospects for an X server
>for a native-OS Macintosh that's gatewayed from AppleTalk to
>and IP network, a`la NCSA Telnet?

I think this is a GREAT idea! Especially since the NCSA group has put TCP/IP
up on the Mac. THe TCP/IP portion could be put into standalone program which
could launch a new instatiation of the program with a specific socket address
for each new client needing one. Then put the X server on top of the FTP server

Now White Pine software was supposed to be coming out with a commercial 
implementation under the Mac OS...at least that was reported in MacToday 
several months ago.

Any body out there beta testing it?

>	There are some user-interface issues that would have to
>be addressed, such as the small screen and what to do about clients

Guido Van R's STDWIN package might help here.
>that want to see mouse-(left, middle, right) events when the
>user only has one button to push, but there's an enormous installed
>base of machines out there that could take advantage of such a beast.

Yup, I'm surprised no one is doing anything about it.

-David