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.
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