Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!netsys!ziggy!scotty
From: scotty@ziggy.UUCP (Scott Drysdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Using PCs as X-Windows clients with HP Workstations
Message-ID: <161@ziggy.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jan 89 03:39:45 GMT
References: <438@msn015.misemi> <80003@hpurvmc.HP.COM>
Reply-To: scotty@ziggy.UUCP (Scott Drysdale)
Organization: Un*x Link,Frederick Md.
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In article <80003@hpurvmc.HP.COM> ricky@hpurvmc.HP.COM ( Ricky Young (SE) ) writes:
>The concept of using a PC as an X11 display is nice, however the PC
>architecture does not lend itself to this type of networked environment.
>The best bet right now is an X-terminal.  There are several on the market
>right now at about $2k.  The PC will be more of a hinderance than a help.
>The PC's performance is less than desireable and even the X-terminals
>are no speed demons.  Good luck....

the commodore amiga is something you should check out (68K based machine with
multitasking OS and pretty good graphics).  there is a version of X11 for the
amiga, and ethernet cards are also available (they work with NFS to suns, so
why not H-PUX?)

an amiga 500 can be had for around $700, plus a color monitor ($350), plus
the ethernet card ($300?  not sure) and the X11 software.

  --Scotty

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