jim@ci-dandelion.UUCP (Jim Fulton) (06/12/87)
For my own curiousity I'd like to collect some of the history of X before it gets lost in the explosion of X11. This is motivated primarily by a desire to keep my own recollections of X1-X6 from getting too blurry. I'd particularly appreciate receiving any notes from people who have - ported the X server. Which version? What kind of display? What operating system? When? Why? Was there anything that you were articularly proud (or ashamed) of? - been involved with any of the numerous "firsts" (e.g. first major applications, ports to strange devices or operating systems, unusual uses of X, first products based on X, etc.). - organizations that adopted X early on. There were several companies that licensed X6 from MIT: what did you do with it (DEC and Cognition have easy answers, how about the others)? - their own ideas on the chronology of X. I don't completely trust my memory of which version had which xterm, window manager, or new feature. - comments from the people who started with W or V. - interesting stories to tell about X, particularly pre-X9. This is sort of a catch-all for anything that anyone would like to add. If possible I'd like to put together a list of as many ports as people are willing to admit to. Again, this is simply for the enjoyment of remembering the history of X. I think it would be nice to record this information before it gathers too many cobwebs. Jim Fulton Cognition Inc. 900 Tech Park Drive uucp: ...!{mit-eddie,talcott,necntc}!ci-dandelion!jim Billerica, MA 01821 arpa: jim@athena.mit.edu, fulton@eddie.mit.edu (617) 667-4800