Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!vsi1!frame!glc
From: glc@frame.UUCP (Greg Cockroft)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: re parallax does not support X (properly)
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Date: 2 Jun 89 11:33:18 GMT
Reply-To: glc@frame.com (Greg Cockroft)
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>After seeing the article about video devices under X, I wanted to
>mention that I have a parallax 1024x1280 that I got last Dec, and
>Parallax has still not given me working X software for it.  They claim
>that NEWS works, but I bought it after being told that X was available
>only to find vapor.  They tell me it will work in the next release any
>time now :)
>--

Parallax is a hardware company. They are new to software, and seem
to be doing the bare minimum neccessary to keep the hardware selling.

A port of X10 was done years ago and an X11 port was distributed for 
free on the X11 Release 3 tape.

I think you have some outdated info.

	-greg.