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From: pajerek@isctsse.UUCP (Don Pajerek)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X windows for the IBM mainframe
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Date: 26 Apr 89 15:00:51 GMT
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In article <8904242106.AA04703@hac2arpa.hac.com> balamut@HAC2ARPA.HAC.COM (Morris Balamut) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Is there a version of X windows that will run on and IBM
>mainframe (VM/CMS or MVS). If not currently, does anyone
>know if it is being worked on and by who.
>

AIX/370 for IBM mainframes will be shipping some time this year.  It
will run as a guest under VM, and will support X clients.  There will
be no way to run an X server, due to the nature of the IBM mainframe
terminal interface.  The X clients will be accessed by a workstation
connected to the mainframe via Ethernet or token-ring running TCP/IP
(yes, TCP/IP will run on the mainframe).

I am not aware of any planned support for X clients directly under VM.

>Morris Balamut


Don Pajerek