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From: tucker@urbsdc.Urbana.Gould.COM
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: SCO VP/ix - X-WINDOWS
Message-ID: <58000001@urbsdc>
Date: 13 Sep 88 20:42:00 GMT
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Nf-From: urbsdc.Urbana.Gould.COM!tucker    Sep 13 15:42:00 1988


> told me that running X-Windows requires at least VGA.  I hope SCO
> will  deliver  a more professional package than the one  provided
> with  VP/ix.   If not they risk to loose customers to  Suns  386I
> that is able to display four Dos-Windows in VGA resolution.

That isn't a fair statement.  The SCO Xenix products are designed
to run on STANDARD IBM-PC hardware.  The Sun 386i uses a custom
video display card to do the "four Dos-Windows in VGA" trick.

Also, X Windows doesn't require VGA, but EGA resolution is very
limiting.  The IBM-PC RT systems already have X Windows with an EGA
display driver, but it is slow!

Tim Tucker
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