CANTIN@NRCVM01.BITNET (claude cantin) (09/07/89)
Hi,
I have a few questions regarding ethernet cards, and X-Window.
1. We have a Mac II with colour graphics, and 4 Meg of main memory.
We would like to get an Ethernet board for it. We do not know
any distributors of Ethernet boards for Macs. Any suggestions?
We would also like to get X Windows for the Mac. Would the
generic X Windows from MIT do? What do you think? Is there
any distributor of X Windows especially for the Mac?
We would like to connect the Mac on the Ethernet, to access our
Suns. Ethernet board and X Windows enough for the job? Opinions?
2. We also have a 286 PC (with 640K, but we will purchase whatever
memory is necessary). We would also like to get an Ethernet card
for it. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do the card come with
software that supports TCP/IP (telnet, rlogins, mail, etc.) ?
We would like to be able to use
the PC to access our Suns (as if logged on to the Sun). Which means
we need X Windows for PC's. Where can we find out more about
X Windows for PC's? Suggestions? Opinions?
What is the minimum memory requirement for running X Windows on
a PC?
Thank you for your opinions and suggestions,
Claude Cantin (CANTIN@NRCVM01.BITNET)jiii@visdc.UUCP (John E Van Deusen III) (09/13/89)
In article <8909062001.AA01714@expo.lcs.mit.edu> CANTIN@NRCVM01.BITNET (claude cantin) writes: > Where can we find out more about X Windows for PC's? > > Claude Cantin (CANTIN@NRCVM01.BITNET) The software necessary to make an X-terminal out of a PC is available from: Transparent Technology National LOCUS Distributor 5757 W Century Blvd., Suite 700-104 Los Angeles, California 90045 Tel (213) 568-3376 Fax (213) 641-3434 The software costs $495. You need a PC with 640K bytes of RAM running MS DOS 3.1 or higher, and 720K bytes of free disk space. You also need a graphics video card, an ethernet card, and a mouse. I haven't used this software, so I con't give any recommendation. -- John E Van Deusen III, PO Box 9283, Boise, ID 83707, (208) 343-1865 uunet!visdc!jiii