gregh@bilbo.locus (Gregory Holmberg) (11/10/88)
Several people have been asking about MS-DOS based X servers, so I
asked our marketing department to draft an announcement about our
PC Xsight product. Here it is. Please use the phone or US mail,
not email.
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Need a PC based X Window System display server running under DOS?
Locus Computing Corporation has one available today.
Locus Computing Corporation has been shipping an MS DOS version of
the X Window System display server for PCs since March 1988. The latest
release of the product, called PC Xsight 1.1, has been shipping since
September 7, 1988.
For information on PC Xsight, or to purchase a copy of the program
contact:
Locus Computing Corporation
9800 La Cienega Boulevard
Inglewood, California 90301-4440
Tel: 213-670-6500
The following is a list of features of the PC Xsight DOS server:
o Runs on 8086, 80286 and 80386 PCs running DOS 3.1 or higher.
o Minimize cost of total X Window System by turning
ordinary PCs into X Window System graphics work stations.
o Maximizes utilization of host resources by offloading
the display server onto a PC.
o Use PC Xsight with other DOS applications for screen capture,
manipulation and printing.
o Supports all standard PC graphics cards:
CGA
Hercules
Compaq Gas Plasma
EGA
VGA
MDS Genius
Wyse Wy700
o Use with serial or bus mouse devices.
o Runs over TCP/IP
- Use EXCELAN's TCP/IP with their card.
- Use the supplied TCP/IP with PC Xsight for access to
less expensive Ethernet cards.
o Supports several popular Ethernet cards:
EXCELAN EXOS 205 (Using their TCP/IP)
3COM 3C501 (Locus supplies TCP/IP)
MICOM NI5210 (Locus supplies TCP/IP)
Western Digital WD8003 (Locus supplies TCP/IP)
o Runs in 640K RAM.
o Does not require EMS 4.0 memory, but can use it.
If you need an X Window System display server on a PC right now then
Locus Computing Corporation has what you need, TODAY.
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One thing not mentioned is that, for an EGA/VGA card, performance is
quite good. This is because the server is based on a graphics library
written in assembly language.
There will also soon be a System V/386 version using EGA/VGA graphics
cards and Excelan Ethernet cards.
Both products are 11.2 based.
Greg Holmberg
Locus Computing Corporation
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{randvax,sdcrdcf,ucbvax,trwspp,decvax}!ucla-cs!lcc!greghpalowoda@megatest.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) (11/14/88)
From article <8811092331.AA2916581@devnet>, by gregh@bilbo.locus (Gregory Holmberg): > From article <8811092331.AA2916581@devnet>, by gregh@bilbo.locus (Gregory Holmberg): > > Several people have been asking about MS-DOS based X servers, so I > asked our marketing department to draft an announcement about our > PC Xsight product. Here it is. Please use the phone or US mail, > not email. > [some product discription deleted] > > o Runs over TCP/IP > - Use EXCELAN's TCP/IP with their card. > - Use the supplied TCP/IP with PC Xsight for access to > less expensive Ethernet cards. > > o Supports several popular Ethernet cards: > EXCELAN EXOS 205 (Using their TCP/IP) Is this implementation of TCP complete. Somewhere in a UNIX magazine I read it wasn't. Also what is the status of the TCP file server. Is it available? Is it compatiable with NFS? ---Bob -- Bob Palowoda Work: {sun,decwrl,pyramid}!megatest!palowoda Home: {sun,pryamid}aeras!grinch!legends!fiver!palowoda BBS: (415)656-9386 2400/1200 Voice:(415)656-9384