tlarson@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ted E. Bear) (04/02/91)
Here is what I want to do:
I would like to find an X server that will run under PC-DOS so that we can
connect a PC to a Sun Sparcstation to run the client programs. All the
CPU of the client would be on the Sparcstation and not on the PC. The PC
simply formats the graphics, etc. The PC is a 386 w/VGA, so it could in
theory handle the graphics intesity of X. It would turn my PC into a
sort-of X terminal onto the SPARC. Ideally, I would like to run this over
a 38400 serial link to the SPARC, but if it is totally impossible, an
ethernet connection could be made to the SPARC.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could make this dream a reality?
I have heard that there are some software vendors that sell packages that
do something similar to what I am describing, but I don't know who they
are or how to contact them. What is the cheapest way to solve this? Are
there any public domain packages that will do it?
- Ted | tlarson@polyslo.calpoly.edu
| saturn!ted@polyslo.calpoly.edu (HOME)campbell@dev8o.mdcbbs.com (Tim Campbell) (04/17/91)
In article <2247@brchh104.bnr.ca>, tlarson@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ted E. Bear) writes: > Here is what I want to do: > > I would like to find an X server that will run under PC-DOS so that we can > connect a PC to a Sun Sparcstation to run the client programs. IBM sells such product... it was written to allow IBM PS/2s to run as X terminals on IBM RS/6000s. It's not cheap (is anything by IBM ever cheap?) I think it's around $400/500! (I might be a little high - and of course that would be a list price - you might be able to pick it up for less - perhaps you qualify for an edu discount or something). I don't recall the name of the product, but I am an IBMLink subscriber so I can get tons of info on it - I actually downloaded the product announcment letter for someone else who asked the same question. If I haven't deleted it already, and if you want it, I can probably email it to you. In real life: Tim Campbell - Electronic Data Systems Corp. Usenet: campbell@dev8.mdcbbs.com @ McDonnell Douglas M&E - Cypress, CA