mwg8908@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.W. Goheen) (01/16/90)
I recently came across an ad for X window software for the Mac (company name forgotten, but in a magazine around here somewhere). I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with such systems on the Macintosh and if so, if they had any comments they would like to share? We are looking at the purchase of some X-window terminals, but since some of the proposed users of these terminals already have Mac IIs in their office, and the one package I saw sold for $500 (plus ethernet card), it seems like if might be a good alternative. I'll summarize responces if volume demands... Matt Goheen mgohe.wbst897ai@xerox.com mwg8908@ultb.isc.rit.edu
billkatt@mondo.engin.umich.edu (billkatt) (01/16/90)
In article <1934@ultb.isc.rit.edu> mgohe.wbst897ai@xerox.com (M.W. Goheen) writes: >I recently came across an ad for X window software for the Mac (company name >forgotten, but in a magazine around here somewhere). I was wondering if >anyone has had any experience with such systems on the Macintosh and if so, >if they had any comments they would like to share? > > Matt Goheen > mgohe.wbst897ai@xerox.com > mwg8908@ultb.isc.rit.edu Yea, wait for Apple's. I use it and it is great! It will be available soon. I don't see how you can go wrong with Apple's X windows unless you need DECnet support. White Pines already supports DECnet, but Apple probably won't support it for a couple months. (BTW< I am talking about the version that runs under MacOS, not AU/X) Please make any replies to this via e-mail. I don't real comp.protocols.x. -Steve Bollinger billkatt@mondo.engin.umich.edu
christof@ux1.lbl.gov (Krzysztof Rogala) (01/17/90)
>We are looking at the purchase of some X-window terminals, but since some
Yes, you can get eXodus from White Pine Software to have your Mac
act as a X-Window Display Server. If you want to contact the company, here
is their address:
White Pine Software
Communications Software for Apple & DEC Computers
94 Route 101A. P.O. Box 1108.
Amherst N.H. 03031 * (603) 886-9050
I use it on my Mac, and it works fine.