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From: rick@hanauma.stanford.edu (Richard Ottolini)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11R4 on DECstation
Message-ID: <522@med.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 26 Feb 90 16:49:02 GMT
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In article <2467@ektools.UUCP> jgb@ektools.UUCP (Blose) writes:
>I read in a recent posting that Version 4 is available on the DECstation
>3100.  I believe this is the workstation with the MIPS R3000 processor.
>If this is the case, how is it that Version 4 is available on DEC's
>equipment while it remains unavailable on MIPS workstations?  (we have a
>MIPS RC2030 with X11V3 - not even V3.1!).
>
>We are told that Version 4 will not be available for at least another
>half year.  What gives?
>
>Joanne Greene-Blose 
>kodak!ektools!jgb


(1) DEC was the first and is the most vigorous industrial supporter of
X-Windows.  They try to release a good server simultaneously with each
release of X.
(2) The CPU is less important that type of graphics terminal and primitive
graphics software in designing a new server.  MIP's graphics terminal may
or may not be substantially different from DEC's event though they use the
same CPU.
(3) Generic server source is supplied with X-Windows.  If the MIP's graphics
terminal resembles something already out there you might be able to adapt it.