Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!apple!peters
From: peters@Apple.COM (Steve Peters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: X available for A/UX?
Summary: Apple announces X Window System product.
Keywords: X X11 windows
Message-ID: <15272@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 8 Aug 88 19:44:57 GMT
References: <27351@bbn.COM> <112@obie.UUCP> <15012@apple.Apple.COM> <565@sequent.cs.qmc.ac.uk>
Reply-To: peters@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Steve Peters)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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On Monday, August 1, Apple Computer announced an X Window System product
for A/UX. Delivery is scheduled for the last quarter of 1988. Our X server
runs quite happily under A/UX release 1.0 on a single monochrome (1 bit deep)
screen, it does NOT require A/UX release 1.1. In addition, the server we ship 
WILL take advantage of color and multiple screens when those capabilities appear
in subsequent A/UX releases.

For those who can't wait, we have contributed sources for our monochrome
server to the X Consortium. These will appear in XV11R3, slated for public
distribution early in October. Caveat Emptor: this contribution will not
have passed Apple's extensive QA (now underway for our X product), 
nor will it include Apple documentation.

For those who really can't wait, we have a seeding program in place.
Only serious developers need apply. Be prepared to sell me and A/UX 
product management hard, real hard :-).

We're showing at UniForum, SigGraph, MacWorld, and Xhibtion this month.
Come take a look.

It is nearly trivial to port a generic X server to A/UX, the requsite BSD 
stuff is all in place ( you bought the right Unix! :-) ). Took me a weekend
to bring up an X11 alpha last Fall before I joined Apple. A product server
though, is a rather larger undertaking.

	Steve Peters
	X Project Leader (sic)
	Apple Computer, Inc.
	20525 Mariani Avenue
	Cupertino, CA 95014
	peters@apple.COM