palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) (07/01/89)
griefer@ibmarc.uucp (Allan D. Griefer) writes: >In a recent append, gblee@CS.UCLA.EDU () writes... >>... >>Does anybody know any X-window or similar powerful window software >>which is runing on Dos or Os/2? ... >IBM offers IBM X-Windows for IBM DOS, program number 5709-029. I hope this >helps. So why don't they advertise it? ---Bob -- Bob Palowoda *Home of Fiver BBS* login: bbs Home {sun,dasiy}!ys2!fiver!palowoda (415)-623-8809 1200/2400 Work {sun,pyramid,decwrl}!megatest!palowoda (415)-623-8806 1200/2400/9600/19200 Voice: (415)-623-7495 Public access UNIX system
wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) (07/07/89)
We had a chance to evalute IBM's X-windows for DOS. You'll need a 386
machine to get much out of it. We first tried it on an 8 Mhz AT, you
could open up two windows before things got intolerably slow. As I recall
3 or 4 windows hung the system.
Our tests weren't extensive, but we did learn a few things:
The product wasn't compatible with Netware drivers (what is?)
The response time was pretty poor, especially if graphics were used in a
window (like the load average or analog clock). Key strokes lagged
by a second or more.
It works, but we're
Still looking for a good X on DOS....
Art Wittmann wittmann@engr.wisc.edu
Phone (608) 263-1748eli@robechq.UUCP ( Robec Horsham PM) (07/15/89)
In article <24@engr.wisc.edu> wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) writes: >We had a chance to evalute IBM's X-windows for DOS. You'll need a 386 >machine to get much out of it. We first tried it on an 8 Mhz AT, you >could open up two windows before things got intolerably slow. As I recall >3 or 4 windows hung the system. Out of curiosity, were you running the X server on the same box? I've heard that X runs slow when both client and server are in the same computer. (I may have client and server switched, no flames please.) >The product wasn't compatible with Netware drivers (what is?) You mean the 'open standard' falls down!!! :-) >It works, but we're >Still looking for a good X on DOS.... Thanks for the info, we're looking too.