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From: jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11 on RT with AIX?
Message-ID: <490@pan.UUCP>
Date: 11 Oct 88 09:44:02 GMT
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Reply-To: jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson)
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In article <8810061652.AA02172@grumpf.osf.org> ellis@osf.ORG writes:
>
>   I've tried Siemens RTL, and actually got it to compile
>  and run but no other clients will run with it, which sort of reduces
>  the usefulness of the system... 
>
>What kind of problems did you have with other clients?

First, let me state very clearly, I am running a beta release of X.V11
from IBM for AIX, and I believe very strongly that the problems I had
with RTL are much more likely due to bugs in this server than to bugs
in RTL.  I didn't intend for my comments to be interpreted as any kind
of criticism of RTL, and I hope that no one interpreted them as such.

>We've run the usual clients (xterm, xclock, etc.)
>with no problem.   I've seen it run on Suns and Apollos,

So have I; I stopped by the booth at Xhibition for quite a while, and I
was very impressed by what I saw actually running on a Sun.  In fact, it
was this favorable impression that motivated me to even try to bring up
RTL on my RT/PC.

>so I wonder why there should be a problem with the RT.

The beta X11 server from IBM seems to be lacking in a number of areas
that are specific to X11.  I know that sounds silly, but as I don't
have the source, and I don't know anyone who is actually involved in
the server implementation for AIX, I can't be more specific.  I have
also brought up, or attempted to bring up, a number of other programs
from various sources for X11, including twm and awm, and there are a
lot of problems with both of them as well.  The full release of X11
from IBM for AIX is due out about now; I'm hoping it will be a lot
better.

jw