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From: quintana@norby.acns.nwu.edu (John Quintana)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X windows for DOS and 4010 emulation
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Date: 13 Mar 90 17:51:34 GMT
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Reply-To: quintana@norby.acns.nwu.edu (John Quintana)
Organization: Northwestern Univ. Evanston, Il.
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We have just purchased several Sparcstations which we are planning to
connect to an existing PC/AT network.  We have two major problems.
1) We need to port FORTRAN software from a VAX system which uses a
   dedicated Textronix 4010 terminal for its graphic output.  Is there
   an easy way to open a 4010 window under X, set it up as a device
   so we can open it with a FORTRAN OPEN statement and just write to it?
2) We would like to run X server code on the PC's so they can act as
   terminals to the SUN's in a consistent manner.  We currently use
   Hercules Graphics cards.  Are there (hopefully), PD versions of X
   that run under DOS.  If not, what are the alternatives.
Please reply to RAW09114@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU.  Thanks - John