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From: swonk@ccicpg.UUCP (Glen Swonk)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Locus Computing's XSight: good/bad/otherwise?
Keywords: msdos X server question help
Message-ID: <51786@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 89 17:12:20 GMT
References: <102698@ti-csl.csc.ti.com>
Organization: ICL North America (Business Systems), Irvine, CA.
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In article <102698@ti-csl.csc.ti.com>, markus@ti.com (Markus N. Richardson) writes:
> From time to time, I have read comments posted here about the available 
> MSDOS X Servers but with only casual interest.  Now the boss wants to know
> if this is not a viable alternative to running X under UNIX on a 386.
> 
> What I would like to know:
> 
> 	Does XSight support extended memory yet?
> 	If so, what version of LIM EMS?
> 
> 	What release of X11 is the latest version based on?
> 
> 	What display resolutions does it support?

I have tested several X servers for the PC. I would say that PC Xsight
has been the worst product I have tested. The best by far in terms of
performance and support has been the GSS XView. The big problem (among others)
that I had with Xsight is that it wouldn't work through gateways.
The documentation and the support people at Locus says that it should,
but it definitely doesn't. The people at Locus have been unresponsive,
and finally told me that the network code is there for gateways, but
it wasn't tested. There next version is supposed to use the FTP
network code, but they didn't even offer a upgrade.

Other PC Xservers,

	X11/AT - looks good, ok performance, limited colors.

glenn


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