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And guess who's here in your place.
Please finger xyzzy@gnu.ai.mit.edu for information, or if you are
a mail/news only site, mail xyzzy@gnu.ai.mit.edu with the subject line
"SEND FINGER".
| 2 |
2,354 |
You mean grep (Unix is case dependent) and awk (where did you get AUCK from?) | 2 |
4,305 | I'm trying to turn on Xauthorization using MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE on my servers
(CPU heads, HP700RX Xterminals), but I'm running into a couple of problems.
First, at least one of our applications (Maple) doesn't seem to understand
how to deliver the magic cookie, and won't run on a display with authorization
turned on.
Second, we have people with client software on remote machines, and I
really don't want to hassle them with having to copy their .Xauthority
file to the remote machine... assuming that the clients there support
Xauthorization.
So, what I would like to do is turn on MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE by default, with
non-privileged users able to turn it off - dropping back to host-based
authorization.
(Yes, I know how to turn it off by changing the Xconfig file for the
heads and the Client Authorize setting for the Xterminals, but
non-privileged users can't do this.)
I've checked with the HP Support Line, and there doesn't appear to be a way.
Can anyone confirm this, or do you know of a way to accomplish what I
want?
BTW, I'm running HPUX 9.0, and Vue 3.0.
Thanks in advance,
Rick
--
Rick McTeague
Electrical Engineering Department, Speed Scientific School
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 588-7020
Internet: sysrick@starbase.spd.louisville.edu | 2 |
1,623 | EUROPEAN COMPUTER RESEARCH CENTRE
Research Positions in 3D Graphics
ECRC is currently expanding its research staff in three-dimensional
graphics. We are looking for highly qualified researchers with a PhD in
computer science and a proven ability to conduct highly innovative
research. Preference will be given to candidates who have strong
experience in developing and implementing algorithms for
three-dimensional graphics, visualization and user interaction. We
presently have positions available for both experienced researchers and
recent graduates. Candidates with especially strong backgrounds may be
considered for positions as visiting scientists or for Ph.D. student
research positions.
The European Computer-Industry Research Centre is located in Munich,
Germany with English as the working language. The centre is funded by a
consortium of major computer companies, with a mission to pursue
research in fundamental areas of computer science. Active areas of
research include visualization and user interfaces, distributed
computing, parallelism, deductive systems and databases. The center
employs 45 researchers of 21 different nationalities.
The small but rapidly growing graphics group is currently investigating
new methods for three-dimensional human-computer interaction and the
integration of computer vision and computer graphics technology. The
center has extensive computing facilities which includes Sun
workstations, Apple Macintoshes, a well equipped graphics laboratory and
network access to super-computer facilities. | 2 |
2,243 | I'm writing a driver that needs to remap some I/O ports. This means
virtual mode. Unfortunately virtual mode means it won't get along
with expanded memory managers, so I need make it an EMM driver too.
Does anyone out there have EMM code. Can any point me to an EMM code source?
-Thanks, Morgan | 2 |
5,336 |
This is a fundamental aspect of Novell's business; they wouldn't be
where they are if they didn't live up to their "Novell Does Printing"
slogan. We run 6 printers of varying types off our Novell network;
I'm sure there are places with hundreds.
RTFM on the CAPTURE command, PRINTCON, PSERVER, and the sections of
the Windows 3.1 manual which cover network printing. If you haven't bought
Novell's products yet, rephrase your question and look for information about
how *well* various competitors do printing. | 2 |
705 | Did anyone install xdbx v2.1.2 on SGI workstation ?
Thanks for your answer. Gildas PERROT. | 2 |
6,668 | hi, is there anybody has some example programs about using
the internationalization features in X11R5 ? Such as a small
X program just to show Chinese texts in wondows, menu bar or
icons... Thanks in advance. | 2 |
2,365 |
If you read the last couple of books in the series closely (well, #3 and #4
at least), there are at least two points at which the real Question is
implied. Conversations proceed much like:
Zaphod: What *is* the ultimate Question, I wonder?
Arthur (not paying much attention to Zaphod, but needing a random seed for
the Infinite Improbability Drive): Think of a number, any number.
Actually, it may be Marvin who uses this phrase a few times as well, and
everytime it's arranged such that "Think of a number, any number" could be
an answer to someone's question about the Question.
I kind of like it. Very mystifying. It's not even "pick a number" or
"tell me a number", just "think of one".
| 2 |
6,685 |
That's not all it says. The coverage of modifiers is in Chapter 8
of Volume Four (or chap 7 in older Athena editions), where there is about
10 pages on how to specify translations to capture
various combinations of keys or buttons.
The Xlib route uses XLookupString and there is a lot of coverage
of how that works in Volume One, chapter 9. You should read this
to understand how all the mappings work before trying to do anything
complicated. | 2 |
1,726 |
Development of what? In-house apps? Maybe, but certainly not apps
to be sold on an open market. Statistics like that are laughable,
because they may simply mean that there are not enough shrink-wrapped
usable apps for UNIX and they have to be developed disproportionately
often as compared to the installed UNIX base. | 2 |
6,493 | Try WinJPEG on oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/windows3/winjp210.zip
It has more TIFF support than graphics workshop. It also converts to
all the above formats... | 2 |
6,605 |
{>
{>
{> >What is the difference between the US Robotics Courier v32bis external and t
{> >Sportster 14400 external? I see that the price of a Sportster has dramatical
{> >dropped to below $200 but the price of the Courier remains above $400.
{> >
{> >Anyone with knowledge of both of these modems or anyone that owns a Courier?
{>
{> The Sportster at 14.4 has v.42 error control and v.42 bis data compression.
{> This is becoming standard on all these high speed modems. The difference
{> with the Courier, is that it can run at 16.8 and only in the HST mode.
The courrier will not run at 16800 only the Dual Standard HST (the USR
modem over $600) my courrier will do up to 14,400 and with compression
error correction, much more. it will do v.32 v.32bis v.42 v.42bis
v.22 etc. etc and ASL too. (whatever asl is)
-David
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | 2 |
39 | Does any one know of a decent quality library of routines for
performing 3D graphics modelling on the PC?
Ideally the routines would be embeded in our application program.
Requirements (wish list):
- flat surface modelling (simple phong shading optional)
- ability to plot hidden-line drawings
- Texture mapping -- both procedural and bit map
- modeling light sources (local, distant, and spot lights)
- Ray-tracing
- Radiosity (optional)
Any comments would be appreciated.
John Chinnick -- jchinnic@mach1.wlu.ca
phone : (519) 888-9666 | 2 |
1,046 | Archive-name: Intel-Unix-X-faq
Last-modified: 30 Mar 1993
Note: This is a major re-organization (and replacement) of my
"Frequently Asked Questions About X386" FAQ list.
This article includes answers to:
I) What options do I have for X software on my Intel-based Unix system?
1. Free options
2. Commercial options
II) What is XFree86 and where do I get it?
3. What is XFree86?
4. What OSs are supported?
5. What video hardware is supported?
6. What about accelerated boards?
7. Why doesn't XFree86 support 16-color VGA modes?
8. What other hardware or software requirements are there?
9. Where can I get source for XFree86?
10. Where can I get binaries for XFree86?
IV) What general things should I know about running XFree86?
11. Installation directories
12. Configuration files
13. Determining VGA dot clocks and monitor modes
14. Rebuilding/reconfiguring the server from the link kit
V) What OS-specific things should I know about running XFree86?
15. SVR4
16. SVR3
17. 386BSD
18. Linux
19. Mach
VI) What things should I know for building XFree86 from source?
VII) Is there anything special about building clients with XFree86?
20. BSD compatibility library
21. ANSICCOPTIONS
This article does NOT include answers to general X questions, since these
are already covered by the X FAQ that is regularly posted by David B. Lewis
<faq%craft@uunet.uu.net>.
If you have anything to add or change on the FAQ just let me know.
(especially if you had a problem that someone else was able to help you with)
Send changes to steve@ecf.toronto.edu, please put 'FAQ' somewhere
in the subject line so that my mail filter will put it in the correct
mail folder.
Please DO NOT ask me questions that are not answered in the FAQ. I do not
have time to respond to these individually. Instead, post your question
to the net, and send me the question and answer together when you get it.
Frequently Asked Questions About X on Intel-based Unix (with answers)
=====================================================================
I) What options do I have for X software on my Intel-based Unix system?
1. Free options
The BEST option is XFree86, which is an enhanced version of X386 1.2.
Any other version of X386 will have slower performance, and will
be more difficult to compile. Information on how to obtain XFree86
is listed below.
X386 is the port of the X11 server to System V/386 that was
done by Thomas Roell (roell@sgcs.com).
It supports a wide variety of SVGA boards.
There are 2 major free versions: X386 1.1 is based on X11R4,
X386 1.2 is included in MIT's X11R5 distribution (ie. you
don't need to patch it into the MIT source any more).
X386 1.3 is the current commercial offering from SGCS (see below).
2. Commercial options
1) Metro Link
2213 W. McNab Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
(305) 970-7353
Fax: (305) 970-7351
email: sales@metrolink.com
Summary: OS: QNX, SVR3, SVR4.[012], SCO, UnixWare, LynxOS,
DESQview/X, Venix, ISC, Solaris, Pyramid, SunOS
HW: EGA, VGA, SVGA, TIGA, TARGA, 8514/A, Mach,
S3, WD, Fujistu, Matrox, Microfield Graphics, R33020
Other: Motif, OpenLook/XView, XIE Imaging Extension,
Xv Video Extension, Audio Drivers, Multi Media
2) SGCS (Snitily Graphics Consulting Services)
894 Brookgrove Lane
Cupertino, CA 95014
(800) 645-5501, (408) 255-9665
Fax: (408) 255-9740
email: info@sgcs.com or ...!mips!zok!info
Summary: OS: SVR3.2, SVR4
HW: 8514/A (ATI Ultra), S3 (Diamond Stealth), SVGA
Other: Motif, Dual-headed server
3) Consensys Corporation
1301 Pat Booker Rd.
Universal City, TX 78148
Phone: 1-800-388-1896
FAX: 1-416-940-2903
email: info@consensys.com
Summary: OS: Consensys V4.2, Consensys' version of
Unix System V Release 4.2
HW: X11R4 server support for VGA, SVGA
Other: MoOLIT, Motif, X11R5 Clients
4) The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
p.o. box 1900
Santa Cruz, California 95061
(408) 425 7222, (800) SCO UNIX,
FAX: (408) 458 4227
email: info@sco.com
Summary: OS: ODT 1.1, ODT 2.0, SCO Unix 3.2v4
HW: X11R4 server support for SVGA, 8514/A, S3, TMS340x0,
WD90C31, XGA2, assorted local bus (see SCO Hardware
Compatabilty Guide for actual card vendors).
Other: Motif
5) Answer Software & Consulting
p.o. box 14171
Columbus, Ohio 43214
614-263-XLAB
email: sales@x4coher.com
Summary: OS: Coherent 4.0.1r72 or greater
HW: works with any VESA compliant video
NOTE: Other commercial vendors (including OS vendors describing
bundled software) are welcome to submit summary information
summary information such as the above.
II) What is XFree86 and where do I get it?
3. What is XFree86?
XFree86 is an enhanced version of X386 1.2, which was distributed with
X11R5. This release consists of many bug fixes, speed improvements, and
other enhancements. Here are the highlights of the enhancements:
1) The SpeedUp package from Glenn Lai is an integral part of XFree86,
selectable at run-time via the Xconfig file. Some SpeedUps require
an ET4000 based SVGA, and others require a virtual screen width of
1024. The SpeedUps suitable to the configuration are selected by
default. With a high-quality ET4000 board (VRAM), this can yield
up to 40% improvement of the xStones benchmark over X386 1.2.
2) The fX386 packages from Jim Tsillas are included as the default
operating mode if SpeedUp is not selected. This mode is now
equivalent in performance to X386 1.1b (X11R4), and approximately
20% faster than X386 1.2.
3) Support for LOCALCONN, compile-time selectable for server, clients,
or both. This support is for both SVR3.2 and SVR4. For SVR4.0.4
with the 'Advanced Compatibility Package', local connections from
SCO XSight/ODT clients are supported.
4) Drivers for ATI and Trident TVGA8900C and TVGA9000 SVGA chipsets.
Refer to the files README.ati and README.trident for details about
the ATI and Trident drivers.
5) Support for compressed bitmap fonts has been added (Thomas Eberhardt's
code from the contrib directory on export.lcs.mit.edu).
6) Type1 Font code from MIT contrib tape has been included, and is
compile-time selectable. There are contributed Type1 fonts in the
contrib directory on export.lcs.mit.edu.
7) New configuration method which allows the server's drivers and font
renderers to be reconfigured from both source and binary
distributions.
8) Integrated support for 386BSD, Mach, and Linux.
9) A monochrome version of the server which will run on generic VGA
cards is now included.
The following key features were added with the release of XFree86 1.2
(they were not in XFree86 1.1):
1) The monochrome server has been enhanced to do bank-switching of
available SVGA memory to allow virtual screens up to 1600x1200
(see the X386(1) manual page for more information).
2) Support for the Hercules mono card has been added to the
monochrome server, and with it the ability to support a "two
headed" server - one VGA, and one Hercules. So far this has only
been tested on SVR4 (it is also reported to work under Linux).
3) SVR3 shared libraries, tested under ISC SVR3 2.2 and 3.0.1.
4) Support for SVR4.2 (There are some special considerations to
consider, due to new USL bugs; see the README.SVR4 file for
more information.)
5) Support for PS/2 mice, and Logitech MouseMan/TrackMan (some
versions of these devices were not previously compatible).
6) A new tutorial on how to develop correct video card and monitor
timing data, written by Eric Raymond (derived from previous
documentation and a lot of experimentation).
7) Greatly improved support for international keyboards, including
implementation of the Compose key functionality found on many
vendor servers (see the X386keybd(1) manual page for more
information).
8) The accuracy with which the server detects SVGA pixel clocks has
been improved, and the timings are now stored at accuracies of
0.1 MHz. Users may want to consider removing an existing Clocks
line from their Xconfig file and re-probing using the new server.
9) Many enhancements in error handling and parsing of the Xconfig
configuration file. Error messages are much more informative
and intuitive, and more validation is done. There are many new
options that can be enabled in the Xconfig file (see the X386(1)
manual page for more information on the format of this file).
Plus a number of other small things. Refer to the CHANGELOG file
in the source distribution for full details.
Also included are a tutorial on monitor timing by Eric Raymond, and the
current X386 mode database and a sample xdm configuration by David Wexelblat.
4. What OSs are supported?
XFree86 supports:
SVR4.2: Consensys V4.2
SVR4.0: Microport, Dell, Esix, ISC, AT&T, MST, Consensys, UHC
SVR3: ISC 2.2 & 3.0, AT&T 2.2
Linux, Mach 386, 386BSD 0.1
BSD/386 is not supported, but it should work. The most active
BSD/386 person is Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de>.
Note that Esix 3.2D and SCO are not supported yet,
but anyone should feel free to submit patches.
If you are interested in tackling this, send mail to
xfree86@physics.su.oz.au
5. What video hardware is supported?
At this time, XFree86 1.2 supports the following SVGA chipsets:
Tseng ET4000
Tseng ET3000
Paradise PVGA1
Western Digital WD90C00, WD90C10, WD90C11 (these are supersets of
the PVGA1, and use its driver)
Genoa GVGA
Trident TVGA8900C, TVGA9000
ATI 18800, 28800
All of the above are supported in both 256 color and monochrome modes,
with the exception of the ATI chipsets, which are only supported in
256 color mode.
The monochrome server also supports generic VGA cards, using 64k of
video memory in a single bank, and the Hercules card. On the
ET3000, only 64k of video memory is supported for the monochrome
server, and the GVGA has not been tested with more than 64k.
It appears that some of the SVGA card manufacturers are going to
non-traditional mechanisms for selecting pixel-clock frequencies. To
avoid having to modify the server to accommodate these schemes XFree86
1.2 adds support for using an external program to select the pixel
clock. This allows programs to be written as new mechanisms are
discovered. Refer to the README.clkprog file for information on how
these programs work, if you need to write one. If you do develop such
a program, the XFree86 team would be interested in including it with
future XFree86 releases.
If you are purchasing new hardware for the purpose of using XFree86,
it is suggested that you purchase an ET4000-based board such as the
Orchid ProDesigner IIs. Avoid recent Diamond boards; XFree86 will not
work with them, because Diamond won't provide programming details.
In fact, the XFree86 project is actively not supporting new Diamond
products, as long as such policies remain in effect. Contributions
of code will NOT be accepted (because of the potential liabilities).
If you would like to see this change, tell Diamond about it.
Some people have asked if XFree86 would work with local bus or EISA
video cards. Theoretically, the means of communication between the
CPU and the video card is irrelevant to Xfree86 compatibility. It
could be ISA, EISA, or local bus. What should matter is the chipset
on the video card. Unfortunately, the developers don't have a lot
of access to EISA or VLB machines, so this is largely an untested
theory. However, we have yet to see any reports of things not
working on one of these buses and we have several reports of Xfree86
working fine on them.
6. What about accelerated boards?
At this time, there is no support in XFree86 for accelerated boards
like the S3, ATI Ultra (8514/A), TIGA, etc. This support is available
in commercial products from SGCS and MetroLink (for SVR3 and SVR4).
An S3 server is available for 386BSD and Linux. Contact
<hasty@netcom.com> for 386BSD or <jon@robots.ox.ac.uk> for Linux.
A beta 8514/A server is available for Linux. Contact <martin@cs.unc.edu>
or <jon@robots.ox.ac.uk>. Note: these servers are NOT part of XFree86.
7. Why doesn't XFree86 support 16-color VGA modes?
The reason that this is not supported is the way VGA implements the
16-color modes. In 256-color modes, each byte of frame buffer memory
contains 1 pixel. But the 16-color modes are implemented as bit-
planes. Each byte of frame- buffer memory contains 1 bit from each
of each of 8 pixels, and there are four such planes. The MIT frame-
buffer code is not designed to deal with this. If VGA handled
16-color modes by packing 2 4-bit pixels into each byte, the MIT code
could be modified to support this (or it already may; I'm not sure).
But for the VGA way of doing things, a complete new frame-buffer
implementation is required. Some beta testers are looking into this,
but nothing is yet available from the project.
8. What other hardware or software requirements are there?
Obviously, a supported SVGA board and OS are required. To run
X efficiently, 12-16MB of memory should be considered a minimum.
The various binary releases take 10-40MB of disk space, depending
on the OS (e.g. whether or not it supports shared libraries).
To build from sources, at least 80MB of free disk space will
be required, although 120MB should be considered a comfortable
lower bound.
9. Where can I get source for XFree86?
Source patches for the current version (1.2, based on X11R5 PL22
from MIT), are available via anonymous FTP from:
export.lcs.mit.edu (under /contrib/XFree86)
ftp.physics.su.oz.au (under /XFree86)
ftp.win.tue.nl (under /pub/XFree86)
(For the rest of this FAQ, these 3 location will be called $FTP)
Refer to the README file under the specified directory for information
on which files you need to get to build your distribution.
10. Where can I get binaries for XFree86?
Binaries are available via anonymous FTP from:
ftp.physics.su.oz.au - SVR4 binaries
under /XFree86/SVR4
ftp.win.tue.nl - SVR4 binaries
under /pub/XFree86/SVR4
ferkel.ucsb.edu - SVR4 binaries
under /pub/SVR4/XFree86
stasi.bradley.edu - SVR4 binaries
under /pub/XFree86/SVR4
blancmange.ma.utexas.edu - SVR3 (ISC) binaries
under /pub/ISC
ftp.prz.tu-berlin.de - SVR3 (ISC) binaries
under /pub/pc/isc/XFree86
tsx-11.mit.edu - Linux binaries
under /pub/linux/packages/X11
agate.berkeley.edu - 386BSD binaries
under /pub/386BSD/0.1-ports/XFree86
ftp.cs.uwm.edu - Mach binaries
under /i386
Ensure that you are getting XFree86 1.2 - some of these sites may
archive older releases as well. Each binary distribution will
contain a README file that describes what files you need to take
from the archive, and which compile-time option selections were
made when building the distribution.
IV) What general things should I know about running XFree86?
11. Installation directories
The top-level installation directory is specified by the ProjectRoot
(/usr/X386, by default) variable in config/site.def. Binaries, include
files, and libraries are installed in $ProjectRoot/{bin,include,lib}.
This can be changed when rebuilding from sources, and can be modified
via symbolic links for those OSs that support them. This directory is
nonstandard, and was chosen this way to allow XFree86 to be installed
alongside a commercial/vendor-supplied X implementation.
12. Configuration files
The XFree86 server reads a configuration file ("Xconfig") on startup.
The search path, contents and syntax for this file are documented in
the server manpage, which should be consulted before asking questions.
13. Determining VGA dot clocks and monitor modes
David E Wexelblat (dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com) maintains a database of known
clock settings for VGA cards and monitor settings.
The database is installed in /usr/X386/lib/X11/etc/modeDB.txt, and
is in the source tree under mit/server/ddx/x386/etc. This database is
also available from him (for the latest copy), and is kept on
export.lcs.mit.edu in ~/contrib/X386.modeDB.Z, which is updated
occasionally. Obtain a copy of this database. It just might have the
settings you need. If you create new settings, please send them to
David for inclusion in the database.
If this doesn't help you, the VideoModes.doc (by Eric Raymond) file
with XFree86 contains tutorials on how to come up with these timings.
It may be helpful to start with settings that almost work, and use
this description to get them right. When you do, send the information
to David Wexelblat for inclusion in the database.
NOTE: The old 'clock.exe' program is not supported any more, and
is completely unnecessary. If you need to determine dot
clock values for a new board, remove the 'Clocks' line from
your Xconfig file (if present), and start the server. The
server will probe for clocks itself and print them out.
You can use these values to put a 'Clocks' line into your
Xconfig file, which is not necessary, but will speed up
starting the server in the future.
14. Rebuilding/reconfiguring the server from the link kit
If you have installed the server Binary Link Kit, it is possible to
reconfigure the drivers and font renderers in the server. This is
fully explained in the README file that is available with the link kit.
V) What OS-specific things should I know about running XFree86?
First of all, the server must be installed suid-root (mode 4755).
15. SVR4
Why won't my xterm run properly?
If your kernel is not built with the consem module, you should define
CONSEM=no in you environment. Otherwise xterm won't run.
csh users should use 'setenv CONSEM no'
The Esix console driver patch 403019 is known to cause keymapping
problems with XFree86. It recommended that this patch not be
installed. Alternatively they keymap can be fixed with xmodmap.
16. SVR3
Make sure you look at $FTP/README.ISC, if that's what you are running.
17. 386BSD
Make sure you look at $FTP/README.386BSD.
Also, a separate 386BSD FAQ is maintained by Richard Murphey
<Rich@Rice.edu>. The latest version should be available in the
file XFree86-1.2-386BSD-FAQ at the following ftp sites:
agate.berkeley.edu:/pub/386BSD/0.1-ports/XFree86-1.2
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors4/386bsd/0.1-ports/XFree86-1.2
grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr:pub/386BSD/0.1-ports/XFree86-1.2
18. Linux
You must be running Linux 0.97pl4 or greater, and have the 4.1 gcc
jump libraries installed.
Make sure the binaries X386, X386mono, xload and xterm are setuid root.
If your kernel doesn't have TCP support compiled in, you'll have to
run the server as "X -pn". The default startup configuration assumes
that TCP is not available. If it is, change the two files
/usr/X386/bin/startx and /usr/X386/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, removing the
-pn argument to X386.
Make sure /dev/console is either a link to /dev/tty0 or has the major
number 4, minor number 0. Also note that if /dev/console is not
owned by the user running X, then xconsole and xterm will not permit
console output redirection. Xdm will properly change the owner, but
startx won't.
When running xdm from rc.local, you will need to provide it with
a tty, for example "xdm < /dev/console &".
For more detailed information, please read the file README present
with the distribution on tsx-11.mit.edu.
19. Mach
Make sure you look at $FTP/README.Mach.
VI) What things should I know for building XFree86 from source?
This section has been removed from the FAQ, since it is
fully explained in $FTP/README and the OS-specific READMEs.
Please look at those files for information on building XFree86.
VII) Is there anything special about building clients with XFree86?
20. BSD compatibility library
A lot of clients make use of BSD functions like bcopy(), etc.
The default configuration files are set up to link with libXbsd.a
which contains emulation for bcopy(), bzero(), bcmp(), ffs(), random(),
seed(). A better way of providing the 'b' functions is to include
<X11/Xfuncs.h> in source files that call them. Xfuncs.h provides macro
definitions for these in terms of the SYSV 'mem' functions. If you are
linking with a vendor supplied library which calls some of these
functions, then you should link with libXbsd.a
21. ANSICCOPTIONS
This is something that was added to allow a developer to get rid of the
ANSI-ness defined in the default CCOPTIONS without having to rewrite
the entire CCOPTIONS line. For example, with stock MIT, you'd see
something like
CCOPTIONS="-ansi -O2 -fwritable-strings"
and to get rid of the ANSI-ness, the developer would have to put
CCOPTIONS="-O2 -fwritable-strings"
in his Imakefile. With this change, you would see a default of
ANSICCOPTIONS="-ansi"
CCOPTIONS="-O2 -fwritable-strings"
and all the developer would have to put in the Imakefile is:
ANSICCOPTIONS=
to get rid of the ANSI-ness (many X clients will die a horrible death
with -ansi). The effect is even more dramatic in practice, because
CCOPTIONS is actually quite complex. The other issue is that one must
add 'ANSICCOPTIONS=$(ANSICCOPTIONS)' to a PassCDebugFlags definition.
XFree86 Contact Information
Ongoing development planning and support is coordinated by the XFree86
Core Team. At this time the Core Team consists of:
The original "gang of four":
David Dawes <dawes@physics.su.oz.au>
Glenn Lai <glenn@cs.utexas.edu>
Jim Tsillas <jtsilla@damon.ccs.northeastern.edu>
David Wexelblat <dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com>
Those supporting non-SYSV operating systems:
Robert Baron <Robert.Baron@ernst.mach.cs.cmu.edu> [Mach]
Rich Murphey <Rich@Rice.edu> [386BSD]
Orest Zborowski <obz@kodak.com> [Linux]
e-mail sent to <xfree86@physics.su.oz.au> will reach all of the core team.
--------------------------------------------------
Thanks to all the people who already sent me corrections or additions,
especially David Wexelblat (one of the major contributors of updates). | 2 |
2,960 |
X Resource, Issue 6 | 2 |
7,093 |
This image is copyrighted. Early in another news group it was being
used as a texture map in a planet orbiting simulation. That program
was being freely distributed but the texture map picture for the
earth had to be pulled because of copyright infringement issues.
mp....
| 2 |
4,395 | I read a mesg. somewhere on GENIE about Intel coming out with a
graphics standard called PCI, which would supplant VESA standards. Is
this a rumor, or is there some substance to it. If any of y'all have
heard of this "standard" please e-mail me on how I might obtain more info | 2 |
7,068 | I cant get through to the author of rtrace. His site is inaccessible
can he upload the new version somewhere else please?
| 2 |
6,531 | Hello,
I've been on the DKBtrace/PoVray mailing list out of trearn.bitnet
for some time now, but when I tried to post the other day the
listserv told me that the list doesn't exist! So I got a global
list of groups from the listserv and - - NOTHING! I grepped every
string I could think of. If Frank, Ville Saari, Andre Beck, or anyone
else who's a regular on DKB-L can tell me what is going on, please do!
Regards, | 2 |
1,757 | Regarding the horror stories about DOS6/DOUBLEDISK and STACKER 2.?
killing hard drives: | 2 |
1,806 | Then again, maybe $2445 for the gateway system isn't too cheap.
I have a system from Micron computers: | 2 |
1,186 | I am using an ibm dx-50 with EISA and local bus....and I need to get a
local bus video card....
The only hitch is that I need one that will allow me to do the fastest
anims (or flics) from ram. I have 64-megs of ram in 16-meg simms
I am using 3D-Studio from Autodesk and Imagine from Impulse...
They both write out in the .FLC format....
So does anyone know what would be the best card for showing fast anims
from ram.... ie. like the orchid, Diamond Stealth Viper, ATI....etc
any help would be appreciated.... ( I am trying to circumvent the single-
frame route) | 2 |
5,519 | Suppose you want to change the particular icon for a program in
windows such as the MS-DOS one. Would someone let me know how you can
do this?
Thanks a million. | 2 |
6,454 | Can anyone give me information or lead me to electronic information (not
books; I'm too poor...) regarding programming the standard graphics modes?
320x200x4 and 640x200x2 are easy enough, but I'm not so sure about the
rest. Something about planes or something, and writing to ports and the
like, but I don't know the numbers or anything -- for the 16 color modes, I
think. If I'm wrong, let me know. Also, 320x200x256 is just one byte/pixel;
that's easy enough, but are there any other ways to write to the screen,
perhaps bytes at a time, or something like that?
Of course, I'd appreciate any information about any mode.... which reminds
me of another question -- do the SuperVGA modes work the same, generally,
as the normal 16 and 256 color modes, or is not only the mode numbers
for various cards different, but the methods for writing to the screen
different as well?
Thanks for any help you can give me... I'm developing a screen class for
C++ and find myself searching for information. Oh, I do have Ralf Brown's
Interrupt List, which has given me tons of invaluable information already.
It just doesn't go into the screen programming details (except for the
read/write pixel BIOS calls...
Thanks again.
| 2 |
7,372 | I have a 486/33 IBM clone with two serial ports (com1, com2) and mouse port.
Both the serial ports are directly sitting on the mother board. I tried to
install a 2400 buad Hayes internal modem, but it doesnt work. Once I dial any
number the system locks. I do not hear any click or ring before it the system
hangs. The modem has a 2 pin dip switch to select the appropriate port. Once
I change the settings on the dip switch, the system starts working again.
Then I bought a 2400 baud Hayes external modem and checked the system. It
works fine with both the serial ports. The internal modem has been checked on
another machine and it works fine, but does not work on my machine.
Can anyone please help me to find the problem. | 2 |
5,653 | I'm in need of a videotaped copy of a pc (pd) program. Please let me know if
you can do this. | 2 |
5,005 | I don't think the question is:
"will OS/2 X.X run Windows Y.Y apps now?"
A more important question is:
"will subsequent OS/2 versions continue to run apps
from subsequent Windows versions in the future?"
--
John A. Grant jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
Airborne Geophysics
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
But the most important question is:
"will there be any OS2 apps, so we don't
have to load windows in the future?"
and maybe the question of the future will be:
"will windows X.1 run OS2 Y.Y apps now?"
Regards Hans
--
-------------------------------------------------------------
The whales of the Atlantic and the people of the Faroe Islands
have coexisted in perfect harmony for the last 1000 years -
no matter what any urban navel contamplator without any real
relation to the coherence of the nature says. | 2 |
870 | I need the tool described in the subject line. Is there such a
tool available via ftp? If so, I'd appreciate it if someone could
e-mail me the location and pathname.
Thanks.
-------------
Saad Mufti
Personal Library Software | 2 |
2,747 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Does this mean they can either do alpha or stenciling, but not both
simultaneously?
^^
Same question again, does this mean they can either do double
buffering or stereo, but not both simultaneously?
-- | 2 |
5,117 | After hearing endless debate (READ: name-calling) over which os is better, dos
and windows or OS/2 and finally having enought resourses to play with a couple
of different operating systems, I have decided to put the two products to a
head to head test, as so many fellow newsposters have suggested. I have,
however, no desire whatsoever to use a version of os/2 which wont REALLY
do what it says (i.e. run windows apps) OS/2 2.0-2.1 will not run windows
apps in 386 enhansed mode, something that most larger windows apps require, but
OS/2 2.2, which is supposed to be in beta test, is supposed to. I have heard
that os/2 2.2 beta is available via ftp, and I was wondering if anyone knew
where to obtain a copy. I would appreciate any information, as I would like,
once and for all, to establish for myself which is the best os for my needs.
->Robbie<-
z_shererrg.sfasu.edu
If you wait until May the 18th you will be able to buy the new OS/2
2.1 since it will be released at Comdex that day. It will run Windows
3.1 apps and Windows enh. mode. If you can't wait, then you can ftp a
6 months old beta version from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, but this version is
probably a lot slower than the final product.
When you do your test, please have in mind that a single tasking
system will always be faster at doing one task. The real power of OS2
lies in the multitasking and can't really be measured by a stopwatch.
Happy benchmarking.
Hans
--
-------------------------------------------------------------
The whales of the Atlantic and the people of the Faroe Islands
have coexisted in perfect harmony for the last 1000 years -
no matter what any urban navel contamplator without any real
relation to the coherence of the nature says. | 2 |
2,553 | Hi all. I'm looking for datasets of a human body or head in any
of the popular formats. I'm doing a presentation tomorrow which
could be greatly enhanced by bringing in this 'human' factor. I've
looked around the net with no sucess so far. Anyone got any ideas?
I'd also appreciate info on the location of datasets for the
USS Enterprise (any model)
Thanks in advance,
Ronan
| 2 |
41 | Yamanari,
---Hey isn't it funny how betas have bugs in them....
Hey...do me a favor and don't put up stupid posts. | 2 |
340 | : Hello
: I've got an old Trident 8800CS SVGA card, but lacking suitable drivers
: for windows 3.1. The drivers for the 8900 series seem to be incompatible.
: Does anyone have an idea of where to get these drivers? Address for an
: ftp-site would be nice.
: Thanks in advance
: Jouni
: _______________________________________________________________________________
: Jouni Marttila - Yo-kyl{ 11 B 25, 20540 Turku, FINLAND - +358 21 374624____
: jmarttila@abo.fi - jmarttila@finabo - abovax::jmarttila - jjmartti@utu.fi__
: PGP-key available via finger jmarttila@abo.fi ___________________________
You can find the drivers at wuarchive.wustl.edu in the /msdos/windows3 sub-
directory. I think the files are called "tvgawin31a.zip" and "tvgawin31b.zip."
Those are the latest drivers available as far as I know. | 2 |
1,271 | Hi Netters,
Having inherited a Solbourne (S-4000 : Sun 4 Compatible), I was wondering
if somebody has ported X11R5 to this beast. Since Solbournce Computer Inc. folded
up I don't know where I can get the kernel to move from R4. Since they never
joined the MIT Consortium, the regular distribution doesn't work. Any pointers
will be highly appreciated.
Julian | 2 |
5,772 |
Host swdsrv.edvz.univie.ac.at
Location: /pc/dos/graphics
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Mar 7 18:00 uvesa31.zip
Host plaza.aarnet.edu.au
Location: /micros/pc/garbo/pc/screen
FILE -r--r--r-- 21795 Apr 4 00:00 uvesa31.zip
Location: /micros/pc/oak/graphics
FILE -r--r--r-- 21525 Mar 7 19:00 uvesa31.zip
Host godzilla.cgl.rmit.oz.au
Location: /kjb/MGL
FILE -rw-r--r-- 22887 Mar 29 15:03 uvesa32.zip
Host nic.switch.ch
Location: /mirror/msdos/graphics
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 21525 Mar 7 20:00 uvesa31.zip
Location: /software/pc/simtel20/graphics
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 21525 Mar 7 20:00 uvesa31.zip
Host ipc1.rvs.uni-hannover.de
Location: /pub/msdos-koeln/graphics/egavga
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Apr 4 17:08 uvesa31.zip
Host sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Location: /pub/msdos/simtel/graphics
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 21525 Mar 7 19:00 uvesa31.zip
Host athene.uni-paderborn.de
Location: /pcsoft/msdos/graphics
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Mar 7 18:00 uvesa31.zip
Host compute1.cc.ncsu.edu
Location: /mirrors/wustl/mirrors/msdos/graphics
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Mar 7 19:00 uvesa31.zip
Host rigel.acs.oakland.edu
Location: /pub/msdos/graphics
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Mar 7 19:00 uvesa31.zip
Host pc.usl.edu
Location: /pub/msdos/video.and.graphics
FILE -rw-r--r-- 21525 Mar 11 10:41 uvesa31.zip
Host isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Location: /mirrors/simtel20.msdos/graphics
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 11425 Mar 13 16:41 uvesa10.zip
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 21525 Mar 8 12:00 uvesa31.zip
Host ftp.uu.net
Location: /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20/graphics
FILE -rw-rw-r-- 21525 Mar 7 14:00 uvesa31.zip
-- | 2 |
1,670 |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not unreasonable, since the SMARTDRV packaged with DOS 6 is version 4.1.
Make sure that all your drivers (HIMEM, EMM386, SMARTDRV) are being
executed from the DOS directory.
Loss of the cache provided by SMARTDRV could be your problem; if not,
I don't know what might cause the startup delay. My testbed for DBLSPACE
(which has a *very* minimal amount of data on the disk so that I don't
eat up too much time as I install and uninstall DBLSPACE) boots in
about 20 seconds from the "Starting MS-DOS" herald to the end of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT execution. I don't have handy a system with a more
realistic volume of data to time. | 2 |
3,887 | I have a Always IN-2000 SCSI card for sale w/manuals, software,
and cables. Make your best offer on this... | 2 |
758 | We're looking at various X11 clients for PC's and we're looking for some
information about the relative efficiency of different products. Are any
notably efficient (fast)? Are any notably inefficient? I assume that a
Graphics Accelerator makes them significantly faster (right now I'm looking
at ico running on Xoftware/32 for Windows sitting on the Distinct TCP/IP
platform, and it's (not surprisingly) much slower than ico running on the
Sparc10's console. What are the key ways of improving performance for
PC (presumably Windows) clients?
Also, what about async solutions? (Yes, I appreciate that it will be
*much* slower even with V.42bis.) I'm in the process of installing PPP
(with header compression). How does that compare to cslip? I've seen
a product called XRemote by NCD that promises to be pretty efficient, but
are there comparable products out there? If we're looking for efficiency
for async, PC clients, what should we be looking at in addition to standard
PPP w/ compression and XRemote?
Any information would be greatly appreciated. I'm still taking in all
the information in the faq, but any tips about the relative efficiency
of various product offerings would be great. (I get the impression
that discussions about speed are largely application specific, but
that not withstanding, any comments would be appreciated.) Thanks.
-- Rob | 2 |
3,379 | Thanks for all the responses. I've made contact with the UK distributor :-)
| 2 |
5,459 | Has anyone had experience buying computers from Comtrade? When I asked about
TC, I got one reply describing problems returning a defective hard drive.
Should I expect any problems from Comtrade?
Thanks, | 2 |
3,074 | 2 | |
701 |
It first depends on what an idle cpu is doing!
I'm not sure about DOS, but many multitasking OSs have an loop like this
loop:
is there anything to do?
YES -> do it; goto loop
NO -> goto loop
The CPU is not doing any work but it is still processing instructions...
It will also respond to interupts...
Guy | 2 |
5,408 | Ignore the attacks and look at the sales numbers and the MS
stock price if you need some
gratification. Just keep doing the great job you have done in the past.
Thx Dave L
| 2 |
6,094 | Hi. I'm looking for information on how to directly manipulate
video memory. I have an application that I would like to use this for,
because it is much faster than going through the BIOS. I know that
video memory ispart of the system area above the first 640K, so I guess
I am looking to find out exactly what section of memory it is, and how it
is layed out. Thanks. | 2 |
2,690 | I currently have some grayscale image files that are not in any
standard format. They simply contain the 8-bit pixel values. I would
like to display these images on a PC. The conversion to a GIF format
would be helpful. This conversion can take place either on a PC
or on a UNIX system and I could then download it to the PC.
Can anyone suggest where I can find software to do this? Alternatively, I
may have to write my own conversion program. In this case, could someone
tell me where I can find the GIF format specification?
Please e-mail me directly at: shayla@shannon.jpl.nasa.gov | 2 |
7,384 | Check out a program called PC-Xview. I've used it before, and from
what I can tell, it's exactly what you're looking for. Last I checked,
you should be able to find it for about $160 a copy.
-Eric | 2 |
7,278 | My PC is a 486-33DX (ISA) with AMI BIOS and OPTI chipset. I am thinking of replacing the AMI BIOS chip (dated 6-91) with an up-to-date one (not for any reason, just messing around). My questions are:
1. Do I just take out the old one and plug in a new?
2. Anything else I have to take care of? What precautions should I take?
3. Where can I get the new BIOS chip, CompUSA, mailorder or what? (I live in Orange County California).
4. What is the most up-to-date version?
5. Very important. How much would it be?
Thank you for your help.
| 2 |
1,710 | caching
drive
for? | 2 |
3,403 | Can somebody help me out of this.....
I just installed the Version 104 of McAFree anti-virus program and when i
tried to scan the entire hard disk, i got the message of "Sorry, I can't open
xxxx" for a couple of files, including the WScan104.exe. This didn't happen
before (in previous version) nor appear on my friend's machine. | 2 |
1,448 | Hi
Does anyone know of a direct way to print an image of an .xbm file.
Please reply directly and I'll post a summary.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Any opinion presented here is my own, and does not reflect the policy
of my employer, NASA, or the Ames Research Center.
Roger Smith
Sterling Software at
NASA-Ames Research Center
rsmith@proteus.arc.nasa.gov | 2 |
2,678 | We are looking for GL source code, which was developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI).
We would like to compile it on Sun and HP 9000/700s. If there is anyone already
supporting GL on HP and Sun, please respond.
Also please respond if anyone knows where the source code is available.
Thank you | 2 |
2,612 | -|
-| Alas, we too will have to stop using it.
-|
-| Brian
-| --
-| Brian Glendenning - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
-| bglenden@nrao.edu Charlottesville Va. (804) 296-0286
It says in the licence that non-profit organisations have the rights to
copy, use, distribute etc.. Does that not cover NRAO ? I sure hope it
covers us. Please someone let me know if I have to buy a licence.
best regards
Ata <(|)>. | 2 |
6,323 | Hi all,
I am working on a project in which I need to brake an image
into sub-bands and then work with them. Since I have never done
anything like this, don't even understand the concept of sub-bands, I
was wondering if there is some software out there that would allow me
to do this. Any hints?
Thanks,
-- | 2 |
463 | SUBSCRIBE XPERT skji@eve.kaist.ac.kr
| 2 |
6,663 |
Not very -- you just type "xloadimage" or "getx11" instead of "xv".
-- | 2 |
4,081 | Hi,
Does anyone have a source for 386DX/25 Motherboards? I've
been calling around the local stores and everyone appears
to be only stocking the 386DX/33/40 or 386SX/25/33 motherboards.
How difficult is it to modify a 386DX/40 motherboard to run at
25 MHz? Is it as simple as replacing the system clock with a
slower part?
Thanks! | 2 |
5,596 | How do you solve the problem when the message "Cannot perform malloc"
shows for XtCreateManagedWidget call?
I have the application written in X11R5 running on DECstation using
Athena widgets. As soon as I added codes to do Remote Procedure Call,
the program refused to work. I also have my program working using
just Xlib calls with RPC. My executable code is about 1.4M and I don't
have any idea how much memory is the DECstation 3100/5100.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
-- | 2 |
2,920 | After setting up a very large (>4 pages) table in Word for Windows
I asked word to print it to my HP laserjet II -- worked fine at first.
After much editing of the table contents (but not structure) output
requests now kick the LJ into manual feed mode for the document
containing the table. Other documents without tables print correctly.
Where should I look and what should I change to get the document with
the long table to use the paper drawer rather than kick into manual
feed mode? [I believe I've tried all the obvious printer manager changes
as well as replacing the hppcl.[lp]00 files with archived versions.]
Thanks for any and all help.
Peter | 2 |
3,847 | N(P>Just got a 66MHz 486DX2 system, and am considering getting a fan for the
N(P>CPU. The processor when running is too hot to touch so I think this is a
N(P>fairly good idea. (long ago when I did some electronics training I read
N(P>somewhere that the regions within a chip that define junctions/gates etc
N(P>slowly diffuse over time and this increases with temperature, hence a hot
N(P>chip goes off-spec sooner)
N(P>Has anyone out there got a CPU fan??
I work for a small PC OEM. We offer both a personal and professional
system line. Our 486 pro machines always have a CPU cooling fan on DX2
and DX-50 units.
N(P>Is there more than 1 type?
There are several manufacturers.
N(P>Do you have to remove the CPU from its scoket to install the fan?
Sometimes - depends on the specific fan model.
N(P>Do all CPU fans derive their power from spare drive power lines?
All the ones I've seen do; many come with a 'Y' connector, so you don't
have to have a "spare" connector.
N(P>Anyone had any trouble with CPU fans?
None.
N(P>Does anyone have any evidence that CPU fans are a complete waste of
money?
Touch a 486DX-50 chip after its been running a few minutes - you won't
feel the fan is a waste!
N(P>How are these fans attached? (glue? clips? melted cheese?)
Depends on the model. Many use clips - make sure you use heat sink
grease, or heat transfering tape, or you will have wasted your money.
N(P>Roughly how much cooler will the CPU be with a fan as opposed to
without? (an advert I've read claims 85F vs 185F)
Tough to tell - I do know the chip sheds a lot of heat.
* SLMR 2.1a * Murphy was an optimist - Is your data backed up?
| 2 |
6,241 |
And for the Commodore CDTV.
| 2 |
1,194 | I've installed many X apps, and have that many of them Imakefiles that have
lines startingwith XCOMM in them. When I do a xmkmf to create the Makefile,
the Makefile also has the XCOMM (comment?) lines in them. I always have
to edit out these lines because the make command barfs on them. I was
wondering what these lines were for, and what I might be doing wrong that
causes the make command to dislike them. Thanks!
| 2 |
5,835 |
The best I've seen is Visio. Runs under Windows. It's not shareware however.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Gary Williamson aka wwilliam@polaris.orl.mmc.com
Orlando, Florida | 2 |
7,142 |
Following up to my own article... I found that several people say that
LAN Server clients can talk to WFW. Is this, then, also true for LAN
Manager? (Don't LAN Server and LAN Manager share common roots?)
Somewhat less so now... :)
| 2 |
6,136 |
Here's a listing that I came accross a while ago. This question seems to
come up often enough that I figured this would be of interest. Note that
the server "X Appeal" for DOS is available in demo form on the internet via
anonymous ftp. This is one way of quickly checking out the feasability of
using your system as an X server. Enjoy!
- Pete
------------------------------- Begin Enclosure ----------------------------
From: mccoy@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. McCoy)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,news.answers
Subject: X Servers for DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macs, Amigas, Atari
Reply-To: mccoy@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. McCoy)
Organization: I-NET Inc.
Summary: This is a guide or list of X servers that can be used on nonUNIX [sic] networked machines to display X clients running on UNIX machines.
Archive-name: XServers-NonUNIX
Last-modified: 1993/04/01
Version: 12.0
================================================================================
X Servers for DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macs, Amigas, Atari
================================================================================
April 1, 1993 - Volume 12.0
================================================================================
AUTHOR: Daniel J. McCoy
I-NET Inc.
Software Technology Branch
Information Systems Directorate
NASA/Johnson Space Center
POST MAIL: NASA Mail Code PT4
NASA/Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas 77058
E-MAIL: mccoy@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov
================================================================================
This is a monthly guide of X servers that can be used on non-UNIX
networked machines to display X clients running on UNIX machines. I
use the name UNIX loosely here. I know others can run X.
The sources for this information come from many places: the FAQ for
comp.windows.x, blurbs and info packets from the vendors, user manuals
for the products themselves, conversations with sales representatives,
personal experience, comp.windows.x articles, etc.
Please forward any corrections or updates to the above address.
This file is also available by anonymous ftp at:
export.lcs.mit.edu[18.24.0.12] in /contrib/XServers-NonUNIX.txt.Z
ftp.uwp.edu[131.210.1.4] in /pub/misc/XServers-NonUNIX.txt
msdos.archive.umich.edu[141.211.164.153] in
msdos/info/XServers-NonUNIX.txt and msdos/info/xnonunix.zip
X Servers for DOS:
DESQview/X
IBM X/Windows
Micro X-DOS
Micro X-lite
PC DECWindows Motif V3.0
PC X-Windows
PC Xsight
PC-XView
SAGE 1280 Adapter and X Windows Display Server
TeemTalk-X
Vista-eXceed
X Appeal
Xinet X-Station
Xnth
XoftWare for DOS
XoftWare for TIGA/DOS
X Servers Microsoft Windows:
DESQview/X
eXcursion for Windows
eXodus for MS Windows
HCL-eXceed/W
MicroX
MultiView/X
PC-XView
Vista-eXceed
X-One
X11/AT
XoftWare
XVision
X Servers OS/2:
IBM X-Windows for OS/2
X Servers Macintosh:
eXodus
MacX
X Servers Amiga:
UNKNOWN
X Window System Version 11 Release for the Amiga Computer
X Servers Atari:
X/TOS/window/server and X/TOS/window/server/color
==X-Servers==X-Servers==X-Servers==X-Servers==X-Servers==X-Servers==X-Servers===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
DESQview/X
==========
Vendor:
Melinda
Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc.
150 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
TEL: (310)392-9851
FAX: (310)399-3802
Price:
$275
Latest Version:
1.0
CPU:
386SX or higher (286 version available)
Memory:
4 Mbytes
Operating System:
DOS 3.0 or higher
DR DOS 6 or higher
Mouse:
optional - MS compatible pointing device
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, Super VGA, 8514/A, or 256 color DGIS
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
40 Mbyte hard drive
Features:
incorporates X into the DESQview multi-tasking DOS environment
adds a graphical 3D look and feel to DESQview
gives users a choice of window managers (look and feels)
provides a growth path from character mode DOS to industry standard
graphical user interfaces
runs most regular DOS applications
runs DOS Extended applications up to 4Gbytes
can display DOS applications within graphical windows
multitasks DOS applications and X Clients either locally or remotely
provides a simple port of applications from other X systems to
DESQview/X and vice versa
gives developers a choice of application appearances, based on toolkit
chosen
supports toolkits that provide features required by developers such as
push buttons, scrollbars, pop up dialogue boxes, etc.
Adobe Type Manager for scalable fonts and scalable DOS windows
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===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
IBM X/Windows
=============
Vendor:
IBM
part #5765-025
Price:
Latest Version:
2.1
CPU:
Memory:
Operating System:
DOS
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
Micro X-DOS
===========
Vendor:
StarNet Communications Corporation
3073 Lawrence Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
TEL: (408)739-0881
FAX: (408)739-0936
micro-x@starnet.com
Prices:
$345.00 1 unit
$225.00 ea. 5 pack (greater discount for larger quantities)
upgrades at 25% of original price
educational discount of 10%
Latest Version:
1.6.1
CPU:
386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse with MS compatible driver
Graphics:
Ahead(V5000)
ATI(18800)
Everex(VP VGA)
Genoa(6400)
Paradise(900C00/11/30)
STB(EM-16)
Trident(8800CS)
Tseng Labs(ET-3000-4000)
Video7(HT208 V7VGA)
Western Digital(900C00/11/30)
ZyMOS(Poach51)
VESA
and others
Ethernet Card:
3Com/3C501/503/505/523
3Com EtherLink/MC
Cabletron 1-2-3000
Micom-Interlan NI5010-5210
Western Digital WD80003E
Novell NE-1000/2000
National Semiconductor
boards that have their own packet driver from manufacturer
Network Software Included:
StarNet TCP/IP (integrated)
NCSA Telnet, ftp, lpr, etc.
Packet Drivers (Clarkson/Crynwr)
Network Software Supported:
Beame & Whiteside - BW-TCP
FTP Software - PC/TCP
Sun - PC-NFS
Disk Space:
3 Mbytes (9 Mbytes for all fonts)
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte needed
Features:
X11R4
Intelligent installation program
TCP/IP built-in
Support Motif, OPEN LOOK, and DEC
Supports Clarkson (Crynwr) packet drivers
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
Micro X-lite
============
Vendor:
StarNet Communications Corporation
3073 Lawrence Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
TEL: (408)739-0881
FAX: (408)739-0936
micro-x@starnet.com
Prices:
$75.00
Latest Version:
1.5.3
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
640 Kbytes
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse with MS compatible driver
Graphics:
Ahead(V5000)
ATI(18800)
Everex(VP VGA)
Genoa(6400)
Paradise(900C00/11/30)
STB(EM-16)
Trident(8800CS)
Tseng Labs(ET-3000-4000)
Video7(HT208 V7VGA)
Western Digital(900C00/11/30)
ZyMOS(Poach51)
VESA
and others
Ethernet Card:
3Com/3C501/503/505/523
3Com EtherLink/MC
Cabletron 1-2-3000
Micom-Interlan NI5010-5210
Western Digital WD80003E
Novell NE-1000/2000
National Semiconductor
boards that have their own packet driver from manufacturer
Network Software Included:
StarNet TCP/IP (integrated)
NCSA Telnet, ftp, lpr, ...
Packet Drivers (Clarkson/Crynwr)
Network Software Supported:
Beame & Whiteside - BW-TCP
FTP Software - PC/TCP
Sun - PC-NFS
Disk Space:
2 Mbytes
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte needed
Features:
X11R4
Intelligent installation program
TCP/IP built-in
8 clients on screen at time
Fixed font oriented (variable fonts available)
Support Motif, OPEN LOOK, and DEC
Supports Clarkson (Crynwr) packet drivers
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===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
PC DECWindows Motif V3.0
========================
Vendor:
Dennis Giokas
PC DECWindows Development
Digital Equipment Corporation
30 Porter Rd.
Littleton, MA 01460
Price:
Latest Version:
V3.0
CPU:
286, 386
Memory:
up to 15 Mbytes
Operating System:
MS-DOS
Mouse:
any pointing device with MS Mouse V6.0 or later interface
Graphics:
EGA (16 color and mono)
MCGA
VGA (16 color and mono)
enhanced VGA (800x600 16 color and mono)
8514/A (1024x768 16/256 color)
pseudo color visual
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
TCP/IP and DECnet
Disk Space:
Features:
X11 Release 4 server
integrated virtual memory manager
standard IBM-compatible keyboards and Digital's LK250
Session manager client integrated into the server
suspend session feature to run DOS commands
Font Compiler for Adobe Bitmap Distribution files
KEYSYM compiler to customize the keyboard for default KEYCODE to KEYSYM
mappings; over 70 pre-defined keyboard mapping files
Configuration utility to define hardware environment and user
preferences
supports DECnet and TCP/IP. Available from DEC.
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
PC-XView
========
Vendor:
Network Computing Devices Inc.
PC-Xdivision
9590 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005
TEL: (800)800-9599, (503)641-2200
FAX: (503)643-8642
There are also 15 NCD technical and sales offices around the United
States and other international offices
Price:
PC-Xview for DOS $445.00 for 1 $1780.00 for 5
Annual Maintenance $150.00 for 1 $450.00 for 5
Update $125.00 for 1 $375.00 for 5
Latest Version:
PC-Xview for DOS Version 4.0
CPU:
286, 386 (386 recommended)
Memory:
1 Mbyte (2 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
DOS 3.2 or higher
Mouse:
Graphics:
CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA, TIGA
8514/A Video Standard supported with extended memory
Japanese Graphics Mode
high resolution graphics boards: Compac, Dell, HP, NEC,
Spectragraphics Squeegee, and over 50 other DGIS-based
Ethernet Card:
over 35 Ethernet communications boards supported
Network Software Needed:
TCP/IP
DECnet
Disk Space:
5 Mbytes (7 Mbytes recommended)
Features:
UNIX application support for traditional applications and
window managers such as Motif and OPEN LOOK
off-loads the graphics processing of UNIX hosts
hot-key to DOS
access to local peripherals and DOS utilities
easy and well-documented installation procedures
pop-up control panel
Motif compliant Local Window Manager
ability to run in Windows PIF window
hot-key between X and DOS (no longer have to exit) a TSR
DPMI compatibility
enhanced protocol tracing
Support XRemote protocol
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
PC X-Windows
============
Vendor:
Intelligent Decisions Inc.
536 Weddell Dr. Suite 2C
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
TEL: (408)734-3730
FAX: (408)734-3634
Price:
$295
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
1 Mbyte (more recommended for hi-res or lots of pixmaps)
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 of higher
Mouse:
MS compatible mouse
Graphics:
VGA, some SVGA
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
FTP Software's PC/TCP
Wollongong's WIN/TCP
Disk Space:
4 Mbytes on hard disk
Features:
Port of MIT X11R4 server
Shape extension
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE
XDMCP
font compiler
fonts supplied
Motif, Open Look, DECWindows (VMS and Ultrix) demonstrated to work with
this server at InterOp last year.
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
PC Xsight
=========
Vendor:
PC XSight
Locus Computing Corporation
9800 La Cienega Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90301
TEL: (800)955-6287
CA: (213)670-6500
UK: +44 296 89911
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
8088, 8086, 286, 386
Memory:
640 Kbytes base memory with 512 Kbytes available
896 Kbytes extended memory
Operating System:
MS/PC DOS 3.1 or later
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse and driver (3 button mouse recommend)
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, Hercules, or AT&T 6300
Ethernet Card:
Excelan EXOS 205 or 205T
3COM 3C501
Western Digital WD8003E
Micom NI5210
Acer Multitech 5220
Network Software:
Disk Space:
5-1/4-inch high-density or 3-1/2-inch diskette drive
1 Mbyte
Features:
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
SAGE 1280 Adapter and X Windows Display Server
==============================================
Vendor:
Sigma Designs, Inc.
46501 Landing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
TEL: (415)770-0100
FAX: (415)770-0110
TELEX: 17124
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
Operating System:
DOS 3.0 or higher or UNIX System V/386
Mouse:
Graphics:
high end multiscanning or fixed frequency 64 kHz monitors
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
menu-driven installation and configuration program
1280x1024 resolution
TIGA-340, 8514/A AI Emulation
CGA, MDA, Hercules, VGA pass-through emulation modes
256 colors displayable simultaneously from a palette of 16.7 million
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
TeemTalk-X
==========
Vendor:
Pericom
TEL: +44 (0908) 560022
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
Memory:
Operating System:
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
for IBM clones allows toggling between X and DOS
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
Vista-eXceed
============
Vendor:
Control Data Corporation
Vista Distributing Computing
9315 Largo Drive West
Suite 250
Landover, MD 20785
TEL: (301)808-4270
Price:
Vista-eXceed
Vista-eXceed Plus
Vista-eXceed Plus/8514A
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
640 Kbytes to 1 Mbyte for DOS server
1.64 Mbytes for Vista-eXceed Plus and Vista-eXceed Plus/8514A
Operating System:
MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.0 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button MS compatible mouse
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, or SVGA
color or analog monochrome monitor
Ethernet Card:
any supported by TCP/IP transports listed below
Network Software:
PC/TCP Network Software for DOS by FTP Software Inc.
PC-NFS by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WIN/TCP for DOS by The Wallongong Group, Inc.
Pathway Access for DOS by The Wallongong Group, Inc.
LAN WorkPlace TCP/IP Transport System by Novell/Excelan
3+Open TCP by 3COM Corporation
HP ARPA Services by Hewlett Packard Corporation
Net-One TCP BNS/PC by Ungermann-Bass, Inc.
BWNFS or Telnet Package by Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd.
Disk Space:
hard disk
Features:
can may up to 16 Mbytes available for client processing
emulates a 3-button mouse with a 2-button mouse
full interactive support for X font names and alias' schemes
locally modify keyboard mapping
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
X Appeal
========
Vendor:
Giovanni Novelli
Xtreme s.a.s. - Livorno, Italy
FAX: +39-586-502310
xappeal@xtreme.sublink.org (before 1-1-93)
xappeal@xtreme.it (after 1-1-93)
Price:
$350 with quantity discounts:
23% off for 20 copies
39% off for 50 copies
51% off for 100 copies
additional 30% discount for educational institutions
demo copies available through anonymous ftp at garbo.uwasa.fi:
pc/demo/xap13exe.zip (README and executables)
pc/demo/xap10fon.zip (local server fonts)
pc/connect/drivers.zip (packet drivers)
Latest Version:
1.3
CPU:
386SX or higher
Memory:
2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
MS-DOS 3.30 or later
Mouse:
any pointing device with MS Mouse compatible driver
Graphics:
most SVGA boards in 256 color mode
Ahead (V5000B)
ATI (18800)
Chips & Technologies (82C452)
Genoa (6400)
NCR (77C22E)
Oak Technologies (OTI-067)
Paradise (WD90C00)
Trident (8900, 8900C)
Tseng Labs (ET3000, ET4000)
Western Digital (WD90C00)
Ethernet Card:
any model compatible with packet drivers
Network Software:
TCP/IP included
Disk Space:
at least 2 Mbytes
Features:
full X11R5 Server implementation, including PEX and font server support
screen painting exceeds 6000 Xstones in 1024x768 resolution (256 colors)
on a 386/33 without 387
support for all color classes (StaticGray, GrayScale, StaticColor,
PseudoColor, TrueColor and DirectColor)
run-time resolution switch and panning on a virtual screen
emulates a 3-button mouse with a 2-button mouse
fast cursor tracking
full support for European keyboard layouts
no memory limitation through use of virtual memory
32 bit protected mode DOS-extended application
built-in TCP/IP support, using the packet driver for the Ethernet
board (free packet driver collection included)
interactive configuration utility
X Display Manager Control Protocol support (for hosts running xdm)
X-Authorization (MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1)
shape Extension for non-rectangular windows
font compiler and RGB database utilities
X11 fonts provided, including fonts for Sun Open Windows and DECWindows
UNIX application support for traditional applications and
window managers such as Motif and OPEN LOOK
built-in rcp/rsh server, to allow file transfers and the execution
of useful DOS functions without leaving the X environment
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
Xinet X-Station
===============
Vendor:
Xinetron
CA
TEL: (408)727-5509
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386
Memory:
Operating System:
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
up to 8 clients
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
Xnth
====
Vendor:
Jerry Norman
Nth Graphics, Ltd.
TEL: (800)624-7552
this X server project has been abandoned
Price:
CPU:
286, 386
Memory:
Operating System:
DOS 3.3 or higher
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
TCP/IP
Disk Space:
Features:
supports 1280X1024 or 1024X768 resolution monitors at 256 colors (out
of 16M) with hardware acceleration for graphics and text
operations
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
XoftWare for DOS
================
Vendor:
AGE Logic, Inc.
9985 Pacific Heights Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121
TEL: (619)455-8600, (619)565-7373
FAX: (619)597-6030
email: sales@age.com
Bert Shure
TEL: (619)455-8600(ext.104)
email: bert@age.com, age!bert@ucsd.edu
Price:
$395.00
with TCP/IP $495.00
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes extended
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse with MS compatible driver
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, SVGA or 8514
Ethernet Card:
compatible with network software
Network Software:
3Com 3+ Open TCP(1.2 of higher)
DEC Pathworks TCP/IP (1.1 of higher)
ftp PC/TCP (2.05 of higher)
Novell LAN WorkPlace (4.01 of higher)
Sun PC/NFS (3.5 or higher)
Wollongong Pathway Access (2.05 or higher)
Disk Space:
2 Mbytes
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte floppy needed
Features:
MIT compliant with AGE extensions
Hotkeys to DOS and MS Windows
Passive, telnet, rsh, rexec, or XDMCP startup modes
Motif, OpenLook, and DECWindows support
Virtual screen Support
International keyboard support
Full font library in SNF format
BDF to SNF font compiler
Complete documentation
Support and update service
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
XoftWare for TIGA/DOS
=====================
Vendor:
AGE Logic, Inc.
9985 Pacific Heights Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121
TEL: (619)455-8600, (619)565-7373
FAX: (619)597-6030
email: sales@age.com
Bert Shure
TEL: (619)455-8600(ext.104)
email: bert@age.com, age!bert@ucsd.edu
Price:
$495.00
with TCP/IP $595.00
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
512 Kbytes
Operating System:
DOS 3.0 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse with MS compatible driver
Graphics:
Texas Instruments TMS340-based graphics accelerator with TIGA 2.0 or
higher whith 1Mbyte DRAM
Ethernet Card:
compatible with network software
Network Software:
3Com 3+ Open TCP(1.2 of higher)
DEC Pathworks TCP/IP (1.1 of higher)
ftp PC/TCP (2.05 of higher)
Novell LAN WorkPlace (4.01 of higher)
Sun PC/NFS (3.5 or higher)
Wollongong Pathway Access (2.05 or higher)
Disk Space:
2 Mbytes
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte floppy needed
Features:
MIT compliant with AGE extensions
Hotkeys to DOS and MS Windows
Passive, telnet, rsh, rexec, or XDMCP startup modes
Motif, OpenLook, and DECWindows support
Virtual screen Support
International keyboard support
Full font library in SNF format
BDF to SNF font compiler
Complete documentation
Support and update service
Optimized for TIGA graphics accelerators
===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS==DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===DOS===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
DESQview/X
==========
Vendor:
Melinda
Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc.
150 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
TEL: (310)392-9851
FAX: (310)399-3802
Price:
$275
Latest Version:
1.0
CPU:
386SX or higher (286 version available)
Memory:
4 Mbytes recommended
Operating System:
PC or MS DOS 3.0 or higher
DR DOS 6 or higher
Mouse:
MS compatible pointing device
Graphics:
EGA
VGA
Super VGA
8514/A
256-color DGIS
ATI 18800/28800(800x600)
C&T 82c452(720x540)
C&T 82c453(1024x768)
Tseng ET3000(800x600)
Tseng ET4000(1024x768)
Genoa 6400(800x600)
WD PVGA1a(640x480)
WD90C00(640x480)
WD90C11(800x600)
some revisions of Headland VEGA(800x800) and Headland V7VGA(1024x768)
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
40 Mbyte hard drive
Features:
incorporates X into the DESQview multi-tasking DOS environment
adds a graphical 3D look and feel to DESQview
gives users a choice of window managers (look and feels)
provides a growth path from character mode DOS to industry standard
graphical user interfaces
runs most regular DOS applications
runs DOS Extended applications up to 4Gbytes
can display DOS applications within graphical windows
multitasks DOS applications and X Clients either locally or remotely
provides a simple port of applications from other X systems to
DESQview/X and vice versa
gives developers a choice of application appearances, based on toolkit
chosen
supports toolkits that provide features required by developers such as
push buttons, scrollbars, pop up dialogue boxes, etc.
can run DOS text and MS Windows graphics programs locally and remotely
Adobe Type Manager for scalable fonts and scalable DOS windows
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
eXcursion for Windows
=====================
Vendor:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts
Price:
Latest Version:
1.0
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes
Operating System:
DOS
MS Windows 3.0 or later
Mouse:
MS Windows supported mouse
Graphics:
MS Windows supported card
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Decnet with PATHWORKS for DOS
TCP/IP with PATHWORKS for DOS (TCP/IP)
TCP/IP with PC/TCP from FTP Software, Inc.
TCP/IP with 3Com TCP with Demand Protocol Architecture
Disk Space:
7-15 Mbytes hard desk
3.5-720 Kbyte or 5.25-1.2 Mbyte floppy drive
Features:
Seperate application windows for each X applicatioon displayed by the X
server
EXcursion Setup utility for installing eXcursion under MS Windows
Control Panes provides an easy way to start X applications and
customize environment
Online Help
Ability to cut and paste text or graphics between X and MS Windows
Ability to compile new fonts
Ability to redefine keys on the keyboard
Personal password security access to eXcursion
Three button mouse emulation
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
eXodus for MS Windows
=====================
Vendor:
White Pine Software, Inc.
40 Simon Street, Suite 201
Nashua, HN 03060-3043
TEL: (603)886-9050
FAX: (603)886-9051
email: sdarling@wpine.com
AppleLink: WHITEPINE
Price:
$449
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
DOS
MS Windows 3.0 or higher
Mouse:
recommended
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, SVGA, DGIS
Ethernet Card:
most cards
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
X11R4
color and monochrome X screen support including 24bit TrueColor
backing store and save under options
full XDMCP support
access control support
online help
3 button mouse emulation
text and graphics transfers between MS Windows and Macintosh clipboards
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
HCL-eXceed/W
============
Vendor:
Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
2900 John Street, Unit 4
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 5G3
TEL: (416)470-1203
FAX: (416)470-1207
Price:
$595 1 copy
$536 2-4 copies
$476 5-9 copies
$417 10 or more copies
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes or more recommended
Operating System:
DOS
MS Windows version 3 (Standard and 386 Enhanced Modes)
Mouse:
MS compatible pointing device
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, or VGA+
Ethernet Card:
any compatible with the networking product you choose
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
makes full use of 8514 and other high resolution graphics cards
redesigned for MS Windows (not an implementation of MIT X)
copy & paste between X-Windows and MS Windows
interactive configuration utility
full interactive support for font naming & alias schemes
font compiler
log file of host-generated messages
Backing Store and Save Unders
virtual screen support
seven start-up methods
full support for European keyboards
font, host access & RGB databases loading
X protocol trace & dissassembly functionality
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
Micro X-WIN
===========
Vendor:
StarNet Communications
3073 Lawrence Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
TEL: (408)739-0881
FAX: (408)739-0936
micro-x@starnet.com
Prices:
Micro X-WIN $425.00 1 unit
$300.00 ea. 5-pack (greater discount for larger quantities)
upgrades at 25% of original price
educational discount of 10%
Latest Version:
2.2.1 for X11 Release 5
CPU:
386, 486
Memory:
4 Mbytes
Operating System:
MS-DOS 3.1 or higher
MS Windows 3.1 or higher
Mouse:
2 or 3 button with MS compatible driver
Graphics:
MS Windows supported cards
Ethernet Card:
3Com/3C501/503/505/523
3Com EtherLink/MC
Cabletron 1-2-3000
Micom-Interlan NI5010-5210
Western Digital WD80003E
Novell NE-1000/2000
National Semiconductor
boards that have their own packet driver from manufacturer
Network Software Included:
Lanera TCPOpen (WinSock compatible)
Network Software Supported:
FTP Software - PC/TCP
Lanera - TCPOpen
Sun - PC-NFS
WinSock compatible TCP/IP stacks
Disk Space:
5 Mbytes
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte needed
Features:
X11R5
Integrated rsh/rexec with displayed results
Auto start-up with XDMCP or rsh/rexec
Easy additional session start-up
Panning
Supports Motif, OPEN LOOK, and DECWindows
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
MultiView/X
===========
Vendor:
JSB Computer Systems Ltd.
Cheshire House, Castle Street, Macclesfield
Cheshire, England, SK11 6AF
TEL: 0625 433618
JSB Corporation
108 Whispering Pines Drive, Suite 115
Scotts Valley, California 95066
TEL: (408)438-8300, (800)359-3408
FAX: (408)438-8360
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
Memory:
Operating System:
DOS
MS Windows
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
RS 232 direct connections, RS 232 modem connections, Atlantix Axcess,
Beame & Whiteside TCP/IP, D-Link TCP/IP for DOS, FTP PC/TCP,
HP ARPA Services for DOS, IBM AIX Access for DOS users,
ICL Oslan (int 5b), Locus PCI, Locus TCP/IP for DOS,
MS LAN Manager for UNIX, MS LAN Manager for UNIX V2.1, NCR Token Ring,
Novell LAN WorkPlace for DOS, SCO Xenix-Net, Sun PC-NFS,
Ungermann-Bass Net/One, Ungermann-BassNet/One NETCI (int6b),
Wollongong PathWay Access DOS, Wollongong WIN/TCP for DOS,
3 Com 3+Open TCP
Disk Space:
Features:
provides a Character Server for character applications
emulation for DEC VT100, DEC VT220, DEC VT241, SCO UNIX/Xenix Console,
X/Open ANSI, INTERACTIVE UNIX Console, AT&T UNIX Console
automatically invokes the X server when an X client is selected
passive, telnet, rsh, rexec, and XDMCP startup modes supported
full X11R4 font library provided in standard Windows format
BDF to Windows compiler
copy and paste of text available
single iconic desktop
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
PC-XView
========
Vendor:
Network Computing Devices Inc.
PC-Xdivision
9590 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005
TEL: (800)800-9599, (503)641-2200
FAX: (503)643-8642
There are also 15 NCD technical and sales offices around the United
States and other international offices
Price:
PC-Xview for Windows $445.00 for 1 $1780.00 for 5
Annual Maintenance $150.00 for 1 $450.00 for 5
Update $125.00 for 1 $375.00 for 5
Latest Version:
3.1
CPU:
286, 386 (386 recommended)
Memory:
2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.0 or higher
MS Windows 3.0/3.1 or Windows NT
Mouse:
recommended but not needed
Graphics:
any compatible with MS Windows
Ethernet Card:
Network Software Needed:
TCP/IP
DECnet
Disk Space:
7 Mbytes (10 Mbytes recommended)
Features:
runs MS Windows applications alongside X clients
cut and paste between X clients and MS Windows
applications using the Windows clipboard
full support of X11R4 features, including the Shape extension
off-loads graphics processing from host computers
runs in both standard and enhanced modes of MS Windows
manages X clients with a standard remote window manager or
with MS Windows
full X11 fonts provided, including fonts for Sun Open Windows
and DECWindows
Windows-based compiler that converts Bitmap Description Format
BDF fonts to MS Windows format(FON) fonts
Windows-based file transfer program
prints files from a remote host on your local printer
built-in client starter
Windows-based installation and configuration
DDL support for network interfaces
easy installation procedures
X Display Manager Control Protocol(XDMCP) support
support for multiple TCP/IP network packages
comprehensive and well organized User's guide
Graphics Cut & Paste
Virtual Screen support
support the XRemote protocol (developed by NCD)
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
Vista-eXceed
============
Vendor:
Control Data Corporation
Vista Distributing Computing
9315 Largo Drive West
Suite 250
Landover, MD 20785
TEL: (301)808-4270
Price:
Vista-eXceed/W
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes for MS Windows server
Operating System:
DOS 3.0 or higher
MS Windows 3.0
Mouse:
2 or 3 button MS compatible mouse
MS Windows supported mouse
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, or SVGA
any supported by MS Windows
Ethernet Card:
any supported by TCP/IP transports listed below
Network Software:
PC/TCP Network Software for DOS by FTP Software Inc.
PC-NFS by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WIN/TCP for DOS by The Wallongong Group, Inc.
Pathway Access for DOS by The Wallongong Group, Inc.
LAN WorkPlace TCP/IP Transport System by Novell/Excelan
3+Open TCP by 3COM Corporation
HP ARPA Services by Hewlett Packard Corporation
Net-One TCP BNS/PC by Ungermann-Bass, Inc.
BWNFS or Telnet Package by Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd.
Disk Space:
hard disk
Features:
can may up to 16 Mbytes available for client processing
emulates a 3-button mouse with a 2-button mouse
full interactive support for X font names and alias' schemes
locally modify keyboard mapping
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
X11/AT
======
Vendor:
Intergrated Inference Machines, Inc.
Computer Products Division
1468 East Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805-9806
TEL: (714)978-6201 and (714)978-6776
FAX: (714)939-0746
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
640 Kbytes base memory
2 Mbytes extended memory
Operating System:
MS-DOS 3.1 or later
MS Windows 3.0 or later
Mouse:
Graphics:
any graphics card and that supports MS Windows - EGA or VGA resolution,
or better, are recommended
CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)
COMPAQ Portable III or Portable 386 plasma display
EGA with high-resolution color display
EGA whith low-resolution color display
Hercules with high-resolution monochrome display
IBM 8514/A display
Olivetti monochrome or PVC display
Olivetti OEC display
WYSE high resolution monochrome
Moniterm Viking monochrome
VGA (Video Graphics Array)
Ethernet Card:
also compatible with Excelan, 3COM, Ungermann Bass, Western Digital,
Tiara, IIM's X/PAC, and others
Network Software:
Either Excelan's TCP/IP Driver Set or FTP Inc. PC/TCP Driver Set
(not included with X11/AT)
Disk Space:
at least 2.5 Mbytes of storage capacity available for X11/AT software,
excluding optional X fonts; to use all X fonts supplied with X11/AT,
a total of 5.5 Mbytes is required
Features:
Concurrent MS-DOS & X Windows operation
Concurrent X Windows & Telnet operation
Cut & Paste utility, FTP utility
Font compiler for user-developed fonts
Telnet and FTP utilities included
compatible with the following FTP software programs, when not operated
under MS Windows:
ftp, the file transfer protocol client
ftpsev, the file transfer protocol server
interdrive, the network file system (NFS)
ping, a network test
tnvt, the telnet virtual terminal client
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
X-One
=====
Vendor:
Grafpoint
1485 Saratoga Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129
TEL: (800)426-2230 7:30-5:00 PST, (408)466-1919
FAX: (408)446-0666
uunet!grafpnt!sales
Price:
(free demo copies)
Latest Version:
CPU:
386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 or higher
MS Windows
Mouse:
2 or 3 button mouse
Graphics:
VGA
Super VGA
8514A
TIGA
VGA boards with S3 chip set
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Grafpoint's TCP/IP included
Disk Space:
Features:
X11R4
on-screen setup
builtin TCP/IP
supports local clients such as telnet/vt100 window, a setup window,
an rsh window, a local window manager
DOS and Windows versions in one product
hot key to DOS
90 days of telephone technical support
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
XVision
=======
Vendor:
VisionWare Limited White Pine is re-badging XVision as
57 Cardigan Lane eXodus for Windows
Leeds LS4 2LE 40 Simon Street, Suite 201
United Kingdom Nashua, HN 03060-3043
TEL: (0532) 788858 TEL: (603)886-9050
+44 532 788858 FAX: (603)886-9051
FAX: (0532) 304676 sdarling@wpine.com
+44 532 304676 AppleLink: WHITEPINE
vware@visionware.co.uk
Price:
$449.00 1 users $9100.00 30 users
$1800.00 5 users $11850.00 40 users
$3600.00 10 users $14600.00 50 users
$6350.00 20 users educational discounts available
adding a user where at least 10 are installed - $275.00
XRemote support per PC: bundled - $95.00 upgrade - $150.00
full documentation - $60.00 evaluation copy - $60.00
Latest Version:
4.1
CPU:
286, 386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
DOS 3.0 or later
MS Windows 3.0 or later
Mouse:
recommended but not required
Graphics:
MS Windows compatible graphics
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
FTP PC/TCP
Excelan LAN Workplace for DOS
Locus TCP/IP for DOS
Ungermann Bass NET/ONE TCP-PC
Wollongong WIN/TCP for DOS
Beame & Whiteside TCP/IP
Sun PC-NFS
HP LAN Manager (ARPA Services for DOS)
3Com 3+ Open
Disk Space:
5-1/4-inch high-density or 3-1/2-inch high-density
Features:
copy and paste between X and MS Windows
use a host window manager or allow MS Windows to control X clients
support for all color classes (StaticGray, GrayScale, StaticColor,
PseudoColor, TrueColor and DirectColor)
several user options for performance enhancement
X11 Release 5 server
fonts and server extensions including XDMCP
ICCCM compliant
X clients may also use MS Windows fonts
easy configuration of the system via dialog boxes
provides the functionality of a three-button mouse
support for all international keyboards supported by Windows
host access control
network-aware setup and on-line help
iconic control panel for configuring XVision
Dynamic Server Optimizations (XVision runs tests on the PC at install
time to see how best to draw to the display)
support for: NCD XRemote, DECnet, SHAPE extension, 24-bit color,
MS Windows font managers, all color classes, rsh, rexec
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
XoftWare
========
Vendor:
AGE Logic, Inc.
9985 Pacific Heights Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121
TEL: (619)455-8600, (619)565-7373
FAX: (619)597-6030
email: sales@age.com
Bert Shure
TEL: (619)455-8600(ext.104)
email: bert@age.com, age!bert@ucsd.edu
Price:
$495.00
with TCP/IP $595.00
Latest Version:
CPU:
386, 486
Memory:
2 Mbytes extended
Operating System:
DOS 3.1 or higher
Windows 3.0 or higher
Mouse:
MS Windows compatible mouse
Graphics:
card with MS Windows driver
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Beame & Whiteside TCP/IP (2.2 or higher)
ftp PC/TCP (2.05 of higher)
DEC Pathworks (4.0 or higher)
HP ARPA Services (2.1 or higher)
Novell LAN WorkPlace (4.01 or higher)
Sun PC/NFS (3.5 or higher)
Ungermann-Bass Net/One TCP (16.5 or higher)
Wollongong Pathway Access (4.1.1 or higher)
Wollongong WIN/TCP (1.1 or higher)
3Com 3+ Open TCP (1.2 or higher)
Disk Space:
2 Mbytes
5-1/4 1.2 Mbyte or 3-1/2 1.44 Mbyte floppy needed
Features:
MIT compliant with AGE extensions
Context Sensitive on-line help system
Cut and paste between X and MS Windows
Start X applications with MS Windows icons
Single and multiple window modes
MS Window manager used with X applications
Virtual screen up to 32,767 by 32,767
Passive, telnet, rsh, rexec, and XDMCP startup modes
Backing store and save unders
Motif, OpenLook, and DECWindows support
Full font library in FON format
BDF to MS Windows FON font compiler
Log file optionally saves system messages
Tutorial on the X Window System
===Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows==Microsoft-Windows===
==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==
IBM X-Windows for OS/2
======================
Vendor:
IBM Solutions Center
Voice: 1-800-IBM-CALL
FAX: 1-303-440-1639
Price:
$150 plus $200 for IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 (required)
Latest Version:
Version 1.2.1
Part Number 02G6980 (X-Windows)
02G6968 (TCP/IP)
CPU:
386SX or higher
Memory:
6 Mbytes recommended (4 minimum)
Operating System:
IBM OS/2 2.0 or higher
Mouse:
OS/2 compatible pointing device
Graphics:
EGA, VGA, Super VGA, 8514/A, XGA, or other OS/2 supported card
Ethernet Card:
compatible with OS/2 (NDIS)
Network Software:
IBM TCP/IP (required)
Disk Space:
80 Mbyte hard drive
Features:
incorporates X into the OS/2 advanced PC operating system
provides full X11R4 server, X font library, X font compiler,
X client utilities
runs as another object on the WorkPlace Shell (WPS) desktop
cut and paste between OS/2, DOS, and Windows applications running under
OS/2 full TCP/IP implementation including ftp, telnet, lamail,
ping, finger, SLIP, rsh, remote printing, BOOTP, VT100/220, and
many more
other modules available, including NFS, Programmer's Toolkit (includes
Kerberos, RPC, DPI, NCS, ftp API, sockets API, Resolver API),
and more
==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==OS/2==
=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh
eXodus
======
Vendor:
White Pine Software, Inc.
40 Simon Street, Suite 201
Nashua, HN 03060-3043
TEL: (603)886-9050
FAX: (603)886-9051
email: sdarling@wpine.com
AppleLink: WHITEPINE
Price:
$295
Latest Version:
3.0
CPU:
all Macintosh computers
eXodus II runs on Macintosh computers with a 68020 or 68030 processor
and a floating point co-processor
Memory:
2 Mbytes
Operating System:
version 6.0 or later
version 6.0.3 or later if you plan to use Communications Toolbox for
network connections
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
TCP/IP - MacTCP by Apple Computer, Inc. (part of CommSolutions)
TCP/IP - TCPort/LAN Workplace by Novell, Inc. (formerly TCPort/Host
Access)
DECnet - TSSnet by Thursby Software Systems, Inc. (a special version
is distributed as part of CommSolutions)
DECnet - CommUnity-Mac distributed by Everex, Inc.
DECnet - DECnet for Macintosh (part of PATHWORKS by Digital Equipment
Corporation)
ADSP - PATHWORKS distributed by Digital Equipment Corporation
AppleTalk
Disk Space:
Features:
supports MultiFinder
under A/UX, clients and server run on the Macintosh
under Macintosh Operating System, clients run on another computer
conforms to the Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines
user standard Macintosh pull-down menus
functions as a Macintosh program under the Macintosh Operating System
handles Macintosh events
can use normal Macintosh environment
=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh
=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh
MacX
====
Vendor:
Apple Computer, Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014
TEL: (408)996-1010
TLX: 171-576
or any Apple dealer (BusinessLand,MicroAGE, etc.)
Price:
MacX Order No. M0108LL/C ??
MacX Manual Set Order No. M0602LL/B ??
MacX 1.1.7 Update Product Order No. M1197LL/A ??
Mac X and X11 Site License Order No. M0749LL/C ??
Latest Version:
1.2
CPU:
any Macintosh
Memory:
2 Mbytes
Operating System:
system software 6.0.5 or later
Mouse:
Graphics:
1-bit and 8-bit graphics
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
LocalTalk, Ethernet
Disk Space:
at least two floppy disks for 6.0.5 or later
3.5 Mbytes hard disk tor 7.0
Features:
X11 release 4 server
ICCCM-compatible cut and paste of text AND graphics between the
Macintosh and X11
SHAPE extension (including SHAPED windows on the Macintosh desktop)
optional built-in ICCCM-compliant window manager
built-in BDF font compiler
built-in standard colormaps
built-in window managers
support for system software version 7.0
support for multiple monitors
copy and paste text and graphics
=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh=Macintosh
=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga==
UNKNOWN
========
Vendor:
Price:
Latest Version:
CPU:
Memory:
Operating System:
Mouse:
Graphics:
Ethernet Card:
Network Software:
Disk Space:
Features:
Amiga 3000 machines offer an X server and OPEN LOOK tools and libraries
on a full SVR4 implementation
=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga==
=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga==
X Window System Version 11 Release for the Amiga Computer
=========================================================
Vendor:
GfxBase, Inc.
Dale Luck
1881 Ellwell Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
TEL: (408)262-1469
FAX: (408)262-8276
Usenet: boing!dale
Bix: duck
amiga!boing!dale@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
Price:
$395.00 ($90.00 yearly maintenance fee)
Latest Version:
4.1
CPU:
AmigaDos computer:
A1000
A2000
A2500
A3000
A3000T
A4000
A500
A600
Memory:
1 Mbyte for Server and 640x400 2-color display
more RAM required for local clients
Operating System:
AmigaDOS Operating System V1.3 or later
Mouse:
Amiga 2 button mouse, or optical 3 button mouse, tablet, trackball,
or International keyboard
Graphics:
NTSC to 1440x482(60hz), PAL(1440x568 50 hz)
Overscan, genlock and interlace supported
A2024/Viking 1 1024x8000(60hz), 1024x1024(50hz)
Super Screens to 2560x2560 scrollable on smaller display
Productivity screen - 640x480 60hz noninterlaced (640x960 interlaces)
Two colors out of a palette of 4096 can be selected. Cursor has two
separately controlled colors
Color server: 2,4,8,16,32 colors from 4096. A2024/Viking 1 - 4 gray
scales. Some resolutions restricted
GDA1 640x480, 800x600, 1024x800 noninterlaced 256/16M
Ameristar 1600GX 1280x1024, 1600x1280 noninterlaced 256/16M
Ethernet Card:
Commodore A2065
Network Software:
Commodore TCP/IP or Syndesis DECnet for ethernet and serial
connections, SANA for local
Disk Space:
7-14 Mbytes
Features:
contains X11R4 clients, fonts, etc.
Amiga Xpr uses the standard Amiga printer device technology which
supports more that 50 different types of printers. Black and
White of Color
Xamiga R4 monochrome and color servers
optional programmer's toolkit includes the header files, libraries,
and sample programs
Optional mwm window manager
Optional toolkits/widgets Motif, XView, HP
=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga=Amiga==
=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari=Atari==
X/TOS/window/server and X/TOS/window/server/color
=================================================
Vendor:
X/software Michael Gehret
X/TOS division
Marktstrasse 8
W-8944 Groenenbach
Germany
TEL: +49 8334 1411
FAX: +49 8334 6245
email: xtosinfo@xsoft.uucp
Price:
X/TOS/window/server (for all TOS computers) DM 1,098.00
X/TOS/window/server/color (for all TOS computers) DM 1,498.00
option 030 (for 68030 or 68040 processors only) DM 98.00
X/TOS/window/server/color option 030 and option PEX T.B.A.
overseas order handling DM 100.00
none-EC European order handling DM 50.00
Latest Version:
502.*
CPU:
Atari Mega ST, STE, TT
68000 to 68040
Memory:
2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
Operating System:
TOS 1.4 or higher
Mouse:
Atari mouse
Graphics:
X/TOS/window/server:
monochrome 640x400x1,
monochrome 1280x960x1 (TT, SM194)
X/TOS/window/server/color:
monochrome 640x400x1,
monochrome 1280x960x1 (TT, SM194)
color 320x200x4
color 640x200x2
color 640x480x4
color 320x480x8
Ethernet Card:
Atari Card (Mega or VME bus)
Riebl/Wacker (Mega or VME bus)
--------------------------------- End Enclosure -----------------------------
____________________________________________________________________________ | 2 |
4,809 | Hello, I've raytraced and rendered and the only difference I've found
is that raytracing takes a hell of a lot longer. Am I missing
something? | 2 |
1,915 | as far as simply mapping your logo or whatever onto a cube or sphere,
it's quite easy. Just either copy the GIF you want mapped into the map
directory or add a map path to the directory where it currently is. Then
go into the materials editor and make a new material with that as the bit
map, voila..
__________________________________________________________________________
| / |\
| H E \ Y B E R |/ E N [ zippy@cyberden.sf.ca.us ] | 2 |
5,448 | Everyone seems to think that this man's mouse problem is mechanical (its dirty)
I have been having a similar problem with my mouse, and it only occurs when ru
nning windows and therefore cannot be mechanical in nature. I'm running a mouse
systems compatible mouse on a 486 66 DX2 with a trident 1 meg video card and a
m experienceing similar jumpiness as well as strange font subsitutions and mous
e traces left on screen and windows gpf errors. HELP!!!
| 2 |
1,895 | I have many icons in IconEdit and PBIcon format and I would like to
convert them to PBM, PGM or PPM format. Do you know the formats of
IconEdit or PBIcon? | 2 |
7,273 | ********************************************************************
* *
* Announcing *
* *
* COSY_PAK *
* *
* (A symbolic COntrol SYstems analysis PAcKage) *
* *
* Version 0.9 *
* *
* (NO USER FEE RELEASE) *
* *
* for *
* *
* Mathematica Version 2.0 or higher *
* *
********************************************************************
==> INTRODUCTION
COSY_PAK is set of packages and notebooks for classical control and
(some) modern (state space) control analysis and design methods. The
notebooks in COSY_PAK follow a typical `Control Engineering I' course
taught at many universities around the world for the junior/senior
level undergraduates. There is NO FEE to use COSY_PAK but certain
responsibilities are expected of the user (see Copyright notice in the
README file included below). For starters e-mail / FAX / Mail (Post)
the registration form included in the README file.
COSY_PAK is available via `anonymous ftp' from
mishna.esys.cwru.edu (INTERNET No : 129.22.40.23)
in the /pub directory.
P.S.: A typical ftp session in UNIX is given after the README file.
==> FUTURE RELEASES
If you would like to receive updates and newer versions of
COSY_PAK please send e-mail/FAX/mail to the address
below. In addition, your comments and suggestions are
appreciated and are invaluable to us. We will do our best
to fix any reported bugs. However, we cannot fix those
bugs that have not been reported to us and those we do not
know of. We would very much appreciate you taking a few
minutes to communicate to us via e-mail / US Mail /
Telephone / FAX. This will help us to release bug-free
versions in the future. Comments are welcome.
N. Sreenath
Systems Engineering Department
Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
******************
e-mail: sree@mishna.cwru.edu
U.S. Mail:
Prof. N. Sreenath Tel.: (216) 368-6219
Systems Engg., Crawford Hall FAX: (216) 368-3123
Case Western Reserve Univ.
Cleveland OH 44106-7070
========================= Begin README file =========================
(NO USER FEE RELEASE)
COSY_PAK
(A symbolic COntrol SYstems analysis PAcKage)
Version 0.9
for
Mathematica Version 2.0 or higher
by
C.K.Chen N. Sreenath
Systems Engineering
Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, 44106-7070
e-mail: sree@mishna.cwru.edu
--> Copyright
:Copyright: Copyright 1992 by C. K. Chen and N. Sreenath, Case
Western Reserve University.
Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and
its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in supporting
documentation, and the name of the Case Western Reserve University,
Case School of Engineering not be used in advertising or publicity
pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, without
prior permission. Case Western Reserve University makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any
purpose. It is provided "as is" with out express or implied warranty.
--> Acknowledgements
Support from CWRU Information and Network Services - Dr. Ray Neff,
Case Alumni Association, The Lilly Foundation and the Systems
Engineering Department of Case Western Reserve University is
gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks to Brian Evans of Georgia Tech
for all the help.
--> FTP
COSY_PAK is available by anonymous `ftp' from
mishna.esys.cwru.edu (Internet No. 129.22.40.23). A sample ftp session
is given at the end of this file.
**********************************************************************
--> Changes in Version 0.9 (update from v0.81 to v0.9)
In this version, we have revised COSY_PAK to take advantage of
the more robust signal processing functions available in Mathematica v2.1.
Since Mathematica 2.1 provides a better and working
LaplaceTransform and InverseLaplaceTransform functions than
Mathematica v2.0 did, we adopted them. This has made COSY_PAK
smaller. Thus Brian Evans' Signal Processing packages that supported
the LaplaceTransform and InverseLaplaceTransform functions in the
COSY_PAK v0.81 are no longer needed directly by COSY_PAK v0.9. For
power users who use Signal Processing we still recommend the use of the very
fine Brian Evans package on Signal Processing (available at
the anonymous ftp site gauss.eedsp.gatech.edu or IP # 130.207.226.24). On
the downside, the disadvantage of this update
can be that Mathematica 2.1 requires more runtime resources than its
previous version.
***********************************************************************
--> For Mathematica 2.0 users
We have included the LaplaceTransform package from Mathematica 2.1 in
the directory `For_2.0'. Please move all files and directory under For_2.0 into
the Calculus directory under Mathematica Packages directory.
**************************************************************************
--> Introduction
This is an unsupported release of COSY_PAK - a COntrol SYstems
analysis PAcKage for symbolic control systems analysis using
Mathematica 2.1. Classical control systems analysis and design methods and some
modern control systems methods have been implemented in this package.
This package and the attendant notebooks were developed on a
NeXT (TM) computer (a UNIX based workstation). They have been
used as a supplementary teaching aid along with standard control
engineering texts (Ogata [1991], Phillips and Harbor [1991]) for
undergraduate courses in `Control Engineering I' taught at the Systems
Engineering Department of CWRU. In addition to the NeXT, they have
also been tested successfully on Apple Macintosh computers (TM), and,
IBM PC's (TM) running MS Windows(TM). We would be very much interested
to hear from you if you or anybody you know uses this software on
platforms not mentioned above. IBM users however will have to
evaluate the notebooks first to visualize the graphics.
Once installed (see below for instructions), this collection of
Mathematica packages can be loaded by any user. Bundled with the
packages are many notebooks ("COSY_Notes") which demonstrate
the functionality of these packages. The notebooks follow a plan of
many fine, standard, undergraduate Control Engineering text books
listed in the references. Examples used in these notebooks have
been collected from the various references given at the end of this
file. The contents of the notebooks in the "COSY_Notes" directory are
given below.
----------- Begin "COSY_Notes" Contents -----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 01_Introduction.ma
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Control Systems
Sections:
Analyticity
Poles and Zeros
Signals
Forward Laplace Transforms
Inverse Laplace Transforms
Differential Equation With Zero-Valued Initial Conditions
Differential Equation With Initial Conditions
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 02_Math_Models.ma
CHAPTER 2: Mathematical Modeling of Dynamic Systems
Sections:
ODE to State Space
Linearization of a Nonlinear System of Equations
State Space to Transfer Function
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 03_*_Transient_Response.ma
CHAPTER 3: Transient-Response Analysis
(Chapter split into three sub notebooks because of file
size)
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 03_1_Transient_Response.ma
Sections :
Time Response Analysis
First order System
Second Order System
Third Order and Higher Order Systems
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 03_2_Transient_Response.ma
Sections :
First Order System (Step Response vs. Time Const)
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 03_3_Transient_Response.ma
Sections :
Second Order System (Step Response vs. Damping Ratio)
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 04_Steady_State_Response.ma
CHAPTER 4: Steady-State Response
Sections:
Routh's Stability
Steady-State Error Analysis
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 05_Root_Locus.ma
CHAPTER 5: Root-Locus Analysis
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 06_Freq_Response.ma
CHAPTER 6: Frequency-Response Analysis
Sections:
Bode Plot Analysis
Magnitude vs. Phase Plot (Nichols Plot)
Polar Plot
Nyquist Plot
Combined Example
-----------
NOTEBOOK FILE NAME: 07_State_Space.ma
CHAPTER 7: State Space Methods
Sections:
Introduction
State Transition Matrix
Controllability
Observability
Output Controllability
Pole Placement Design
Observer Design
Time Response Using State Space Methods
----------- End Notebook Contents -----------
--> Compressed Files
The files that contain a complete set of the COSY_PAK v0.9
packages and Notebooks for Mathematica are:
COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z compressed tar file for Unix systems
COSY_PAK_09.sit.hqx compressed sit file for Macintosh
systems and encoded by BinHex 4.0
format (requires the shareware
Stuffit file v 1.5.1 or higher).
COSY_PAK_IBM_09.zip zip file for the IBM PC running MS-DOS
Once expanded the Mathematica files can also be used on
Macintosh / IBM PC / Unix systems also.
--> Installation of COSY_PAK
o In UNIX Command line type the following command:
zcat COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z | tar xvf -
o In Macintosh open the .sit.hqx file using the shareware
Stuffit v 1.5.1 or higher.
o In IBM Command line type the following command:
pkunzip -o -d COSY_PAK_IBM_09.zip
NOTE: This .zip file was zipped by zip utility v2.0. You must use
pkunzip version 2.0 or higher to unzip it. IBM PC's may limit the
directory name characters to eight. In that event type "pkunzip -o -d
COSY_PAK.zip. You can also unzip the COSY_PAK_IBM_09.zip file on any
Unix machine if you have unzip utility on it.
Uncompressing and untarring "COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z" or unzipping
"COSY_PAK_IBM_09.zip" will create a directory called "COSY_PAK".
Once the files are expanded you should see a single directory
"COSY_PAK" containing the following three files, four
sub-directories and their contents:
SUB-DIRECTORIES in "COSY_PAK":
COSYPAK - contains control tool box packages
MANUAL - COSY_PAK manual in .ps, .rtf, .txt, and .wn formats.
COSY_Notes - contains notebooks
For_2.0 - contains Laplace transform package from Mathematica 2.1
For Mathematica 2.0 users.
FILES in directory "COSYPAK":
chap1.m chap2.m chap3.m chap4.m chap5.m chap6.m chap7.m
FILES in directory "COSY_Notes":
01_Introduction.ma
02_Math_Model.ma
03_1_Transient_Response.ma
03_2_Transient_Response.ma
03_3_Transient_Response.ma
04_Steady_State_Response.ma
05_Root_Locus.ma
06_Freq_Response.ma
07_State_Space.ma
FILES in directory "For_2.0":
LaplaceTransform.m DiracDelta.m
SUB-DIRECTORIES in "COSY_PAK": Common
FILES in directory "Common": Support.m
********************* Important ********************
The notebook example files(.ma files) will be under the
"COSY_Notes" directory. To use the notebooks, move the directory `COSYPAK' to
a
directory that Mathematica can recognize :
/LocalLibrary/Mathematica/Packages on a UNIX machine,
MY_HardDisk:Mathematica:Packages on an Apple Macintosh,
c:\winmath\packages on an IBM PC.
At the beginning of the "Initialization" cell of each notebook
in "COSY_Notes" directory, we list the example about how to make
Mathematica identify the directory:
(* Initialization of Path *)
(* Example For a UNIX machine (Default) *)
(*
$Path=Join[$Path,
{"/LocalLibrary/Mathematica/Packages"}];
*)
(* Example For an Apple Macintosh *)
(*
$Path=Join[$Path,
{"MY_HardDisk:Mathematica:Packages"}];
*)
(* Example For IBM PC
*)
(*
$Path=Join[$Path,
{"c:\winmath\packages"}];
*)
Change the pathname according to your machine by removing the
Mathematica comment sign `(*' and `)*' before and after `$Path'
setting.
This command makes Mathematica recognize the directory
/LocalLibrary/Mathematica/Packages on a UNIX machine
MY_HardDisk:Mathematica:Packages on a Apple Macintosh
c:\winmath\packages on an IBM PC
--> Mathematica 2.0 users
We include the LaplaceTransform package from Mathematica 2.1 in
the directory For_2.0. Please move all files and directory under For_2.0
into the Calculus directory under Mathematica Packages directory.
--> Getting started
After installation, start Mathematica and open the notebooks in
the "COSY_Notes" directory. All notebooks load their own packages.
Navigate in the notebooks and enjoy. IBM users however will have to
evaluate the notebooks to visualize the graphics.
***************************************************************
--> USER RESPONSIBILITIES
We request you to take a few minutes and fill out the
information below and mail it to us by e-mail / FAX / U.S. Mail. This
will help us to keep your abreast of the improvements and release new
versions of COSY_PAK. Suggestions for improvements are welcome.
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ORGANIZATION: ________________________________________
TITLE: ________________________________________
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Mail this information to (E-mail / FAX / U.S. Mail) :
INTERNET: sree@mishna.cwru.edu
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Systems Engg., Crawford Hall FAX: (216) 368-3123
Case Western Reserve Univ.
Cleveland OH 44106-7070
***************************************************************
--> REPORT BUGS
Please report bugs and leave comments to the address above.
Any suggestion for improvements and criticism are welcome.
We will do our best to fix any reported bugs. However, we cannot
fix those bugs that have not been reported to us and those we do not
know of. We would very much appreciate you taking a few minutes to
communicate to us via e-mail / US Mail / Telephone / FAX. This will
help us to release bug-free versions in the future.
***************************************************************
--> Disclaimer and Future Releases
This software is the property of the Case Western Reserve
University. Use this software at your own risk. We make no express or
implied warranty.
The packages and the notebooks can also be made to run under
Mathematica versions 2.0 or lower with modification. We do not
guarantee the outcome.
--> Documentation
COSY_PAK functions are indexed in the files in the
`MANUAL' directory according the chapters. Usage is illustrated in
notebooks residing in `COSY_Notes' directory. If your computer does
not support notebooks find a Macintosh computer and acquire MathReader
which is a public domain notebook reader. MathReader will at least
allow you to peruse notebooks but you will not be able to evaluate
any code fragments.
--> References
Dorf, R. C., "Modern Control Systems", Sixth Edition, Addison
Wesley, New York, 1992.
Fortmann, T. E., and Hitz, K. L., "An Introduction to Linear Control
Systems", Marcel Dekker, 1977.
Franklin, G. F., Powell, D. J., and Emami-Naeini, A., "Feedback
Control of Dynamic Systems", Second Edition, Addison Wesley, New
York, 1991.
Kuo, B. C., "Automatic Control Systems", Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall,
New Jersey, 1990.
Ogata, K., "Modern Control Engineering", Second Edition, Prentice
Hall, New Jersey, 1991.
Phillips, C. L., and Harbor, R. D., "Feedback Control Systems",
Second Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1991.
========================= End README file =========================
TYPICAL `ftp' session :
-----------------------
%ftp mishna.esys.cwru.edu
Connected to mishna.
220 mishna FTP server (Version 5.20 (NeXT 1.0) Sun Nov 11, 1990) ready.
Name (mishna.esys.cwru.edu:sree): anonymous
Password:
ftp> cd /pub
ftp> binary
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z
COSY_PAK_IBM_09.zip
Index
README
places.wmd
COSY_PAK_untar
226 Transfer complete.
78 bytes received in 0 seconds (15.35 Kbytes/s)
ftp> get COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z (460822 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z remote: COSY_PAK_09.tar.Z
460822 bytes received in 1.33 seconds (3.38e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
| 2 |
7,232 | Wasn't the shareware fee a "suggestion" by John?
Is so then it's up to the individual to make the choice whether or not to
honour it and part with money. Personally if I was in his position I would
do exactly the same thing, John has obviously put in lot of time and effort
into xv and why shouldn't he receive some money for it.
Just my pennies worth
(Keep up the good work John)
Julian
| 2 |
3,242 | I am having troubleloading my Logitech Scanman Driver (latest version) into
high memory with the devicehigh command in MSDOS 6. It gives me an
'invalid parameters' message. Is it necessary to change some of the scanner
driver parameters when loading high?
Any help would be appreciated
| 2 |
7,392 | 2 | |
6,487 | We need terrain data for a visualization research currently taking place
in Tel-Aviv university. We have two databases that we are currently working
on, but we would like to work on more databases, possibly more complicated
and ones that will give prettier images.
Before I describe what kind of data we need, let me mention that we are
going to present a paper titled "Photo-Realistic Imaging of Digital Terrains"
which describes the research and the results, in the EUROGRAPHICS'93
conference in Barcelona, this september. We are going to show a video-tape
with some of our results, so any good data that we will receive will be
presented in the tape, with a mention of the donator.
We are working on databases consisting of aerial or satelite photographs,
and terrain elevation maps (DTM).
Each database consists of a 2D array of height values (any data format can
be used for each value), and a corresponding 2D array of color values (can
be gray-level, 256-color value or full 24-bit R/G/B values. Other format can
also be used). We work on 512X512 and 1024x1024 resolution databases.
If anybody has access to this kind of data, or knows where we can get such
data files, please respond in this news group, or - better - email us
directly :
amit@math.tau.ac.il (Amit Shaked), or
danny@indigo.bgu.ac.il (Daniel Cohen) | 2 |
3,232 | If you are a user of Autodesk 3D Concepts, and are willing to answer
a small number of short questions, then please send me Email. | 2 |
6,982 |
Corel Draw will do it; version 2 onwards. If you have version 1 perhaps an
upgrade is in order.
Another alternative would be to use a different bureau that can take PostScript.
--
Chris Lilley
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Author, ITTI Computer Graphics and Visualisation Training Project
Computer Graphics Unit, Manchester Computing Centre, Oxford Road,
Manchester, UK. M13 9PL Internet: C.C.Lilley@mcc.ac.uk
Voice: +44 (0)61 275 6045 Fax: +44 (0)61 275 6040 Janet: C.C.Lilley@uk.ac.mcc | 2 |
5,616 | I am very interested in hearing from all of you who are using or implementing
3-D interactive applications what types of 3-D widgets you would
like to have in your applications.
A 3-D widget is usually located in the same scene as other 3-D objects of the
application. It may let you
- manipulate application data, the camera,
3-D objects in the scene and so on, or
- view the status of the application or 3-D objects
via the widget's shape, color, position, orientation and so on, or
- do whatever I missed but you think is possible.
For example, a manipulative widget can be virtual trackball (shown as a
partially transparent sphere) super-imposed on the object to be rotated.
A feedback widget can be a ruler with ends anchored to 2 objects. The length
of the ruler changes as the objects move and a numeric value is shown on the
ruler indicating the distance. A widget can provide both manipulation and
feedback. For example, the ruler can be used to change the distance between
the objects along its own axis.
Please e-mail me or post your opinions on 3-D interaction. The information
I gathered will help me design a 3-D UI construction tool.
Your help is very much appreciated. | 2 |
43 | I have a little question:
I need to convert RGB-coded (Red-Green-Blue) colors into HVS-coded
(Hue-Value-Saturnation) colors. Does anyone know which formulas to
use?
Thanks! | 2 |
5,897 | Hi,
I recently got a tower-case for my Gateway 486/33 file server, mostly because
we needed the extra drive bays and better power supply. This case has LED's
for the processor speed, i.e. 33. Is there a place to plug this in on the
motherboard? If not, is there anyway to hack something to make it work?
TIA!
-Eric | 2 |
4,166 |
I have been using both IDE (or MFM) and SCSI drives for years. I have 2
IDE and 1 SCSI on one system and the other with 2 IDE, 2 SCSI disk, and
1 SCSI CDROM. I currently using ALWAYS IN2000 SCSI card, but I also have
a Future Domain, a Western Digital SCSI card, and I work with an ADAPTIC
before. As I recall, all these cards can support boot and floppy drive.
However, to use with other controller (IDE, MFM...) the boot drive has to
be the IDE (or MFM). You CAN NOT boot from the SCSI if you have other
controller in the system. If you guys only have 2 drives (1 IDE, 1 SCSI).
just set up the IDE in your CMOS setup. Make sure you can boot from it.
Then, set up the SCSI controller (IRQ, DMA, etc). Set the SCSI drive to
ID 0. Just plug and play for all the cards I seen so far. Only if you
have more than 2 drives then you need driver for the third drive and so
on. If you have more question, email me, I will try to answer it.
Good Luck! | 2 |
453 | I've been away for a couple of weeks and have become out of touch with the
latest information on the Diamond Viper Card. Does anyone know if Diamond
has come out with any Vesa Driver updates lately? Also, I was wondering
what the latest Windows Driver version is up to now.
Thanks in advance,
Dan | 2 |
682 |
Danny...
While working on my shareware toolbar, I found myself 'eating' resources,
and a very wise person pointed me to the SDK, and specifically the debug
kernel. Once you have all the SDK stuff installed, (this also comes with
VC++), you run 'n2d' which does a 'normal-to-debug' swap. The debug kernel
runs C O N S I D E R A B L Y slower, but you then execute the command
DBWIN, and let it report to you what is going on. You are going to find
out a lot more about your Apps than you cared to, and possibly about other
peoples Apps (is that OPA?..I'm sorry).
If this doesn't make sense, repost, or e-mail me
dave
--
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Dave Campbell at WynApse | WynApse
wynapse@indirect.com | The Shareware Custom Control Source | 2 |
1,941 | In fact, I'm looking for a possibility to connect different peaces of information
(like in the windows help system).
And no, I don't want to program such a system by myself. The necessary effort and
afford should be as small as possible. | 2 |
4,751 |
Hmm your CD-Rom program must be using some oddball VGA modes.
I think they are trying to get it out by the end of this month, when
it is released though it'll be in limited quantities, I think they
have quite a back order right now (the 2 megs version will come out
a bit later).
Since you have a Viewsonic 17 (I think it has a 78khz horizontal
frequency right?), you're gonna love the 2 megs version. It can
do 1280x1024x256 at 75Hz, 1152x900x256 at 80Hz, 1024x768x256 at 90Hz(!),
1024x768x65536 at 75Hz. It can also do 640x480x16 mil. and
800x600x16 bit at 90Hz, too bad I don't have such a high bandwidth
monitor like yours ;) ;) (most of those modes need a 78khz monitor,
otherwise you'll have to use a lower refresh rate)
If you want more info. about the coming Graphite VL, you should
go to the IBM hardware section on Compuserve (IBMHW), in the
video sig. There're several Hercules reps there that are very
helpful. | 2 |
632 | Greetings,
We have a network of ~20 Sun Workstations, running SunOS 4.1.1
and Openwindows 3. 7 of these are Sun 3's that we have modified to
run Seth Robertson's xkernel image, effectively turning them into
xterminals. We use xdm (X11R4) to manage the displays.
When we had 3 xkernel machines, things worked fine, but when
we installed 4 more last weekend, we appear to have found a weakness.
With 7 clients to 1 Sparc 2, the Sparc 2 window manager is eventually
getting munged.
Let me try to be precise: The user sitting at the machine
that does all the actual processing for these xterminals is having
control of his keyboard and screen yanked away. (When this was the
department chair, it was kind of cute). We poked at xdm for a few
days and are satisfied that it is not at fault. Our current theory is
that olwm (the Sun version) was not meant for running multiple copies
on one machine (which is what happens -- the console user runs olwm,
and every xterminal logged in has olwm running on the xterminal
server).
Has anyone had any prior experience with this sort of behavior?
Can anyone shoot obvious holes in this theory?
How about obvious gimmes?
And, of course, any ideas on how to solve it?
Any ideas are greatly appreciated. | 2 |
3,785 | RE: Irish/Gaelic TrueType Font wanted - synopsis
Many thanks to those who responded to my question. Unfortunately I have
had no luck in actually getting such a font, and a lot of people interested
in geting one, and so I have decided to create my own truetype font fitting
that description. This font is based on that used in the 1904 issue of
Dineen's dictionary and is typical of that found in Irish books from the
early part of the century. This may take me some time to do (in my
limited spare time) but I'll make it available to anyone who is interested,
when it is ready.
The responses I received are summerised below:
Kevin Donnelly (caoimhin@smo.ac.uk) mentioned that Michael Everson
(everson@irlearn.ucd.ie) had developed some Clo/ Gaelach fonts
for the Macintosh and may be able to advise me. I contacted Michael
and he told me that he has three fonts available for the Macintosh, and
that he will eventually port them to the PC, but that he will be charging
IR 100 (about $160) for each one.
pbryant@ukelele.GCR.COM mentioned that he uses two font that have a
'nice Irish/Gaelic look to them'. These are "Durrow" and "American
Uncial-Normal". I don't know where you can get these but I don't
think that they have the effects I am looking for.
Finally, rhiannon@netcom.com (Rhia) mentioned that the "Meath" font
included in the Casady & Greene Fluent Laser Fonts 2 package
is very much like what I was describing. I faxed Casady & Greene for
info but got no reply.
So that's it. I'll post these newsgroups when I make my font available. | 2 |
3,485 |
I suppose you don't know what about we have discussed.
We discussed about error(s) in XV 2.21 which shows images only as 8bit,
and my suggestion above works perfectly with it.
So far I have seen a colormap editing window in XV -- that is, there
must be a colormap anyway. The problems you present are exist anyway,
and I didn't tried to solve them at all, because I would not make such
problems to my programs in the first place.
Gamma and color corrections are easily done to 24bit image
as I presented. There's no need make tricks from 8bit/quantized image
back to 24 bit image.
Ok, you're writing about situation that user want edit images as 24bit
and user want edit individual colors -- your questions, by the way,
jumps off the discussion a bit.
My solution doesn't work, because there's no colormap withing real 24bit
image -- you see, user see 24bit image; going back to 8bit is silly.
About changing individual colors in 8bit/quantized/rasterized image:
changing individual colors in colormap is useless in most
cases if the image is quantized and rasterized -- small change may
make serious errors to anywhere in the image.
XV allows this feature, but I don't recommend to use it with the
mentioned type images.
Moreover, XV is not a paint program; you can only make those global
changes. In full 24bit XV, changing individual colors sounds like
paint program job.
If person have 8bit screen, there's need for tricks to get the
original 24bit image modified. Because user don't see full 24bit
image, there's need to make approximations and it is not possible to
modify individual colors but individual pixels or pixel groups (if
image is rasterized). To select indiavidual color, there could be 7x7
cursor window which shows true color image in cursor window area --
selecting individual color is possible from that.
Ok, I don't have thought very much 24bit painting programs, never seen
such in good view and are not planned to make such. Not to mention
24bit painting program in 8bit screen...
It saved 8bit/quantized/rasterized images as 24bit jpegs; jpeg is not
designed for that.
Also, human expect that 24bit will be saved as 24bit image; say,
person would like to crop part of the image and save it, then it is
expected that the image still is the same. So, XV were designed
without thinking about human interface and how human expect the
program work -- design error.
I have heard XV were designed first for 8bit images/files, but
it were not good idea to take full 24bit images without making
major change to the original design.
So, even all screen images are 8bit, the processed images and saved
images could have been 24bit very easily, instead of 8bit.
Before anybody will make a note: yes, I may as well make a lift where
'up' means that the lift goes down and 'down' means that the lift goes
up, and put a note on this design solution to the manuals -- however,
even the manuals tells the correct situation, it doesn't solve the problem.
(Americans: the lift is just an example :)
Well, my text may be a bit hard reading, hopefully you suggeeded to
read it.
| 2 |
5,509 | C A L L F O R V O T E
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Voting Period
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From: The appearance of this posting
To: 23:59 EST, 21 May 1993
How To Vote
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All votes must be emailed to: manaster@yu1.yu.edu
or sent as a reply to the originator of this CFV (manaster@yu1.yu.edu).
-To vote, simply copy the example below and delete either the "Yes"
or the "No" before each group to register your vote for or against
the creation of that group. A line containing "Yes/No" as in the
example below, will be considered an abstention with respect to
that particular group. Note that each group will have its own
separate vote count and that you may split your vote for the groups
or abstain as you will. Please provide your Name and E-mail address
as shown in the example below.
Email your vote following this
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Subject: Re: Vote on comp.publish.cdrom.*
I vote "Yes/No" for the creation of "comp.publish.cdrom.software"
I vote "Yes/No" for the creation of "comp.publish.cdrom.hardware"
I vote "Yes/No" for the creation of "comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia"
[Last Name], [First Name] [(E-mail Address)]
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Voting Rules
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-Only one vote per user (Two different people cannot vote under the
same user name).
-Any votes which are received before or after the voting period
will be discarded.
-Anyone who wants to change their previous vote may do so by voting
again. They must indicate that they have previously voted and are
changing their mind in a footnote. A changed vote will discard your
previous vote.
-Email messages sent to the above addresses must constitute unambiguous
and unconditional votes for/against newsgroup creation as proposed.
Conditional votes will not be accepted.
-Only votes emailed to the above addresses will be counted; mailed
replies to this posting will be discarded.
-In the event that more than one vote is placed by an individual, only
the first vote will be counted unless it was changed as above.
-No information will be supplied as to how people are voting until the
final acknowledgment is made at the end, at which time the full vote
will be made public.
Ambiguous Votes
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Ambiguous votes -- those who do not follow the specified format, or
do not make clear the voter's intent, will, where possible, be
returned to their senders for clarification. Ambiguous votes which
cannot be returned to their senders or for which no clarification is
provided will be identified in the final vote tally.
Every Vote Counts........Feel free to Flood my mail!!!
Rationale
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The rationale for this proposal is a need for those interested or
involved in the publishing of cdrom materials to have a forum for
the discussion relating to their needs. At the moment the main fora
for such discussion are in alt.cd-rom and comp.multimedia neither
of which have publishing as their focus. Some lists serve the
general cdrom community with focuses on library, government and
network usage, and until several weeks ago none were devoted
to publishing (CDPub has just been setup). In any case a list is not,
and ought not, be a replacement for regular usenet newsgroups.
The reason for the division into three groups is a natural
partition of interest between the hardware and software topics,
and between the two main focal points of software, i.e. fulltext
and multimedia publishing. Topics such as CDROM XA, CDI, CD-R,
Photo CD and other related formats would be included as well.
Topics related to cdrom publishing that are neither clearly
hardware or software related such as books, copyright issues and
other legal matters, packaging, distribution, could be included in
the purvue of comp.publish.cdrom.software, as would any other
nonhardware or multimedia topic that relates in some way to cdrom
publishing, in any format, and is appropriate to the Internet.
The main focus of comp.publish.cdrom.software would be topics such as
index and retrieval software, premastering software, cdrom
simulation software, hypertext, sgml, scanning and imaging
software, data capture software, data clean up, compression,
encryption etc as relates to publishing cdroms.
The main focus of comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia would be software that
aids in the multimedia authoring and publishing process - audio and
video.
The main focus of comp.publish.cdrom.hardware would be hardware that
relates to cdrom publishing, as well as hardware for data capture,
such as all sorts of scanners and data capture hardware, as well as
information that publishers need to know about the hardware that
the intended enduser will utilize (the hardware that will
eventually play the published cdrom) including networks for cdrom.
Notes
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These groups are not to be used for topics such as reviews or
questions relating to already published cdroms or reviews or
questions relating to general purpose cdrom drives and the like.
Requests for help in installing a cdrom drive and other general
topics should be directed to other fora. Questions about cdroms
mounted on LANs should be directed to bit.listserv.cdromlan.
Charter
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Proposed Charter -- COMP.PUBLISH.CDROM.SOFTWARE
The USENET newsgroup, comp.publish.cdrom.software, will be a newsgroup for
discussion of the following example topics, but not limited to them:
Index and retrieval software
Authoring software
Scanning and imaging software
OCR and OCR cleanup
Hypertext
SGML
Premastering and Simulation (cdrom) software
Copyright and legal issues related to publishing cdroms
Other nonhardware topics related to cdrom publishing
Proposed Charter -- COMP.PUBLISH.CDROM.HARDWARE
The USENET newsgroup, comp.publish.cdrom.hardware, will be a newsgroup for
discussion of the following example topics, but not limited to them:
CD-R equipment
Data capture hardware
Scanners
Video and audio capture hardware
Networking hardware
Midi hardware
Photo CD hardware
Publishing systems
CDI and DVI hardware
Compression and encryption hardware
Keyboarding
Other hardware publishing topics
Proposed Charter -- COMP.PUBLISH.CDROM.MULTIMEDIA
The USENET newsgroup, comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia will be a newsgroup for
discussion of the following example topics, but not limited to them:
Multimedia authoring software
Imaging software
Audio and Midi software
Color control software
Video editing software
Audio editing software
Multimedia utilities useful for publishers
Integration of text, image, audio and video
Compression and encryption of multimedia
Multimedia copyright and related legal issues
Multimedia databases and hypertext
Other multimedia publishing topics | 2 |
6,809 |
Shareware is available from the net, magazines, distributors, clubs,
friends, and bulletin boards. I don't think people have any problems
getting hold of it.
Fill gaps in Dos? There's no need for many people - Dos 5 provides
more services than I need as it is. I just run Windows on top of it.
BTW, my Windows must be an operating system - it provides a Disk
Operating System that Dos can't access. (NFS...) :-)
| 2 |
5,196 |
I tried to send this as private mail, but mail to benj@ossa.hq.nasa.gov was
rejected, so here it is:
Here is an extract from the README file that comes with MacX:
Users of remote commands with Sun machines may find that their remote commands
appear to do nothing and there is no output from the Sun machine. This is due
to a feature of the Sun rexecd network daemon which quietly disconnects from
requesting machines that are not known to the Sun|s network address (/etc/hosts
or NIS hosts) database. To successfully use remote commands with a SunOS-based
machine, there must be an entry in the network address database for the
Macintosh which is running MacX.
-- | 2 |
689 |
The difference is that the 16550 got bugs while the 16550A can be used
whithout problems even in fast serial communications. Other sources
say that only the 16550AFN from Nat Semi (i.e. not: second sources)
is really OK.
Best wishes | 2 |
519 |
Hello *.*,
I'm looking for a good explanation and example of the usefulness of the -S
option for xterm: slave mode on file descriptor xxx. Sure, but xterm -Sp00
does not seem to grab what arrives on my window. Where is my misunderstan-
ding ? TIA.
Fred.
===========================================================================
Frederic PIERRE. ENSPS/LSIT 7 rue de l'universite F-67000 Strasbourg FRANCE
Tel: (33) 88 35 80 84 Fax: (33) 88 35 31 76 e-mail: fred@sobel.u-strasbg.fr
==========================HamRadio: FC1HFD=================================
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4,711 | hello all- i have a problem with my micro solutions backpack- sometimes
it works, sometimes it doesnt. i will either start a backup, or
start a tape format, and at about 20 percent i get an error either saying
the tape is bad or the backup/format has aborted for an unknown reason.
if i turn everything off and wait a half hour it works fine. is it
because the tape backup is too warm? has anyone had similar experiences?
| 2 |
1,591 |
How about the GNU people, handing out very good, free software? I've also
distributed two decent-sized programs myself, the Go player Fumiko (at
ftp.u.washington.edu) and the Genetic Neural Network Programmer CEREBRUM
(somewhere out there).
I've only had time to write these programs because of scholarships and
grants. The intended benefit to society, or a loophole in the system?
| 2 |
4,300 | As soon as I am logged into Linux, I type
# xinit
Setting TCP SO_LINGER : Protocol not available
no SIOCGIFCONF
XFree86 Version 1.2/X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
configured drivers:
VGA256(256 colout SVGA):
et4000, et 3000, PVGA1, gvga, ati, tvga8900c, tgva9000
(using VT number 7)
Mouse : type : Mouse Systems, device : /dev/mouse, baudrate:1200
Font Path set to "usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75 dpi/,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Bitstream1/,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc.
VGA 256 : et4000 ( mem : OK numclocks : 16 )
VGA 256 : Clocks : 25.2 28.3 47.8 41.2 25.4 0.0 47.6 0.0
VGA 256 : Clocks : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.3
Vga 256 : Too little memory for virtual resolution 1024 1204
*** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved. ***
Fatal server error:
no screens found
giving up.
xinit : Interrupted system call(errno 4) : Unable to connect to X server
xinit : No such process(errno 3) : Server error.
===========================================================================
Why am I getting these messages when I type in xinit?
Is there a configuration file for X-Windows(like config.sys for MSDOS)?
How do I start the X session( from shell )?
______________________________________________________ | 2 |
1,134 | Hi Xperts!
How can I move the cursor with the keyboard (i.e. cursor keys),
if no mouse is available?
Any hints welcome.
Thanks. | 2 |
4,260 |
The problem is that the process is inherently complicated ! The IJG's code is
pretty good if you ask me, and I have watched it go through many many cycles of
revision.
Try getting a good book on the subject, that will explain the algorithms.
Specifically "JPEG Still Image Compression Standard" by Pennebaker & Mitchell,
VNR 1993, ISBN 0-442-01272-1.
BTW. I presume your comment about "good" code wasn't meant to sound as offensive
as it does.
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2,759 | Our group is interested in using a 'pixmap' format for multi-colored
icons/buttons etc that is easily converted to and from other format from
'resource' files. Using pbmplus we can easily move to/from Xpm to our other
environments of MS-Windows and OS/2 PM :-(. We were wondering if Xpm or some
other format is under consideration to be used as a standard by the X
consortium for R6 as we would prefer to use whatever will be best supported by
X.
Along the same subject line, is the reason the standard X pixmap is not used
because it doesn't have an associated colormap and other attributes? or is it
more involved? just wondering why there aren't editors for pixmaps out there
for the 'original' format.
Email replies preferred. Thanks in advance. | 2 |
7,099 | Bristol Technology announces the availability of
its HyperHelp(tm) and Xprinter(tm) demo for downloading.
This demo showcases the two products in the form of a
diagram editor called DE.
Download the demo and see some of these exciting features for yourself:
o Complete on-line context sensitive help system.
o Printing support for PCL5 and PostScript.
o Rotated Text support!
o Source code for the demo is provided.
The demo is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9).
There are two versions of the demo located in the vendor/Bristol directory:
Sun - sun4.demo.tar.Z (SunOS 4.x)
HP - hp700.tar.Z (HP-UX 8 & 9)
If you have any questions about the demo, send an
e-mail to: support@bristol.com.
If you want another version of the demo (rs6000,etc...)
please send an e-mail to: info@bristol.com.
Remember to use binary mode!
What are HyperHelp and Xprinter? Read on......
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Bristol Technology is proud to announce version 3.0 of
its popular HyperHelp product and version 2.0 of Xprinter.
HyperHelp 3.0
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HyperHelp is the de-facto standard for on-line context
sensitive help in the Unix marketplace. Through a one
line function call, application developers can access the
full features of HyperHelp and cut down drastically on
their development time. HyperHelp can use the same RTF,
project, and bitmap files as the MS Windows Help facility.
This allows a documentation department to maintain a single
set of help documents portable between MS Windows, Motif and
Open Look. HyperHelp can also be authored in FrameMaker.
And with HyperHelp 3.0 Bristol introduces its SGML compiler!
New features in HyperHelp 3.0 include secondary windows,a character
based viewer, segmented bitmaps, SGML support, and an improved History
window.
Xprinter 2.0
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Xprinter 2.0 allows developers to add sophisticated
printer support to their existing/new X based applications
very easily. Xprinter uses the Xlib API for both the
display and printer. This lets you use the exact same code
for drawing and printing. Take a look at the source code for
our demo and see Xprinter in action.
If you are interested in adding PostScript and PCL5 support
to your application, Xprinter is the tool for you! Earlier
this year Bristola dn USL signed an agreement that
resulted in Xprinter becoming the standard printing technology
for UNIX SVR4.2.
Feel free to run the demo and let us know what you think about
HyperHelp and Xprinter.
If you have any questions or comments, send them to us at:
info@bristol.com or call us at (203) 438-6969.
Happy demoing,
| 2 |
7,065 | It seems silly, but while I've located things like tgif that can edit
gif files, and various tools to convert to/from gif format, I haven't
been able to locate a program that just opens a window and displays a
gif file in it. I've looked thru various faq files, also to no avail.
Is there one lurking about in some archive? Nothing sophisticated;
just "show the pretty picture"?
Alternatively, if I could locate the specs for gif, I don't suppose it
would be too hard to write it myself, but I have no idea where to even
start looking for the spec. (Well, actually, I do have an idea - this
newsgroup. ;-)
| 2 |
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