Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!msn015!cad
From: cad@msn015.misemi (Cad Users)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Using PCs as X-Windows clients with HP Workstations
Keywords: X-Windows, PC/X
Message-ID: <438@msn015.misemi>
Date: 15 Jan 89 20:06:03 GMT
Organization: MITEL Corporation, Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
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We have a number of HP 9000/350's and 9000/330's networked together running
HP's EE and mechanical DesignCenter software. To ease the user load on the
systems we decided to hook some PC's running HP's (FTP's ?) NS-ARPA Services
to the LAN and use them to do routine sys admin tasks etc. What we would
ultimately like to do is use these PC's as X-Window clients of our workstations
to allow multiple tasking etc. (Clearly superior to the single session VT100
emulation we presently have. )

What I would like to know is if anybody has any experience with software that
will allow us to do this. HP's PC/X was supposed to allow this but it does
not seem to be out yet. (I heard that it will not run under 640 K). Has anyone
used Locus' software with 9000/350's ? Any comments would be appreciated.


Alan Nakamoto
Mitel Corporation
Kanata, Ontario