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From: rrs@gssc.UUCP (Russ Sprunger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X for 386 Unix
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Date: 13 Dec 88 01:57:31 GMT
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In a recent news response, Pim Zandbergen asked about X implementations for
386 Unix.

>From: sequent!decwrl!uunet.uu.net!mcvax!hp4nl!ctisbv!pim  (Pim Zandbergen)
>Organization: CTI Software BV, The Hague, The Netherlands
>Subject: Re: windowing environment for AT&T 386/UNIX
>
>In article <290@lzaz.ATT.COM> hgp@lzaz.ATT.COM (H.PAGE) writes:
>>In article <4893@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, hintz@tramp.Colorado.EDU (HINTZ  THOMAS ANDREW) writes:
>> I have heard rumors about a UNIX windowing environ for 386UNIX.
>> Has anyone else heard about this? I wonder if it uses the vt's?
>> 
>>	Ask your AT&T account rep. about:
>>
>>		select code 1331-717: X-win end user sys
>>		select code 1331-718: X-win programmers utility
>
>Maybe it is time for some comparison between the X's for UNIX/386:
>AT&T's X11, Interactive's X11, Enix's X11
>and perhaps the forthcoming X11 for SCO Xenix.
>Bell's X for the W.G.E. card is X10, so I guess that would be
>comparing apples to oranges.
>
>Does anybody have some experience with more then one system?
>What is the current release of each of the systems: X11r2 or X11r3?
>What display devices are supported ?
>How about the prices ?
>How easy or difficult is it to port the sources submitted to comp.sources.x ?
>Is VP/ix supported as a window in X yet ?
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>Pim Zandbergen      | CTI Software BV                    | Phone: +31 70 542302 
>pim@ctisbv.UUCP     | Laan Copes van Cattenburch 70      | Fax:   +31 70 512837
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Graphic Software Systems has been shipping GSS*X/386 for several months.
GSS*X/386 is an implementation of X Version 11.2 running on INTERACTIVE 386/ix.
The following machines, devices and OS releases have been tested and 
are known to work with GSS*X/386:

     386/ix:
        Release 1.0.5
        Release 1.0.6

     386 machines:
        Acer 386
        ALR 386
        AT&T 6386
        Compaq 386 
        Eltech 386
        NEC PowerMate SX
        NEC PowerMate XL

     EGA Display Controllers:  
        IBM EGA                 (640x350x1)
        Compaq EGA              (640x350x1)
        Quadram QuadEGA         (640x350x1, 640x480x1)
        Video Seven VEGA        (640x350x1, 640x480x1)
        Tecmar EGA Master       (640x350x1, 640x480x1, 800x600x1)

     VGA Display Controllers:
        Orchid VGA              (640x480x1)
        VGA Wonder              (640x480x1)
        Genoa VGA               (640x480x1)
        Compaq VGA              (640x480x1)
        IBM VGA                 (640x480x1)

     DGIS Display Controllers:
        TI SDB                  (640x480x4)
        NEC MVA-1024            (1024x768x4)
        Imagraph TGIF 1210-4    (1280x1024x4)

        Note:  GSS*X/386 will work with any DGIS*34010 display
               controller.  All that is required is a std Unix kernel
               driver for the controller.  The above list represents 
               those cards with known kernel drivers.

     Input devices:
        Microsoft 2 button (Serial and Inport)
        Mouses Systems PC Mouse (Serial) and compatibles

     Networking:
        TCP/IP via Excelan 205T h/w and EXOS 205 s/w.  

GSS*X/386 is available in binary form to developers and in source form
for OEM's.  The single user binary development product lists for $695
in the U.S.  For purchasing binary copies, contact GSS and ask for X Sales
at (503) 641-2200.


GSS*X/386, DGIS, and DGIS*34010 are trademarks of Graphic Software
Systems, Inc.

----------------
Russ Sprunger
Graphic Software Systems 
9590 SW Gemini Dr
Beaverton, OR  97005
(503) 641-2200
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