[comp.windows.news] Need info on X-Windows

stirling@fortune.UUCP (Patrick Stirling) (05/22/87)

I would like some help in finding out about X-Windows. If anyone out
there can point me in the direction of 'official' specs, product
features or anything else that would clue me in , I'd be deeply
grateful! Failing (or in addition to) that, can anyone give me a
name and/or phone number at MIT I can call? I'm assuming here that
X-Windows is 'supported' and distributed by MIT - is this correct?
If not, who (if anyone) does support and/or distribute X-Windows?
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patrick
{ihnp4, hplabs, amdcad, ucbvax!dual}!fortune!stirling

clt@SUN.COM (Charlie Tierney - Sun Technical Consulting - MtV) (05/27/87)

Date: Tue, 26 May 87 11:29:01 PDT
From: clt@Sun.COM (Charlie Tierney - Sun Technical Consulting - MtV)

Hi Patrick!

	MIT distributes X version 10 (the latest) for $100.
	There is no support whatsoever.  What you see is what
	you get.

	X version 11 will be out early next year - and that
	will be the last X from MIT.

	Sun will ship a merged X-NeWS window system, fully
	supported, next spring.

Hope that's some help.


-- 
Charlie Tierney                                  sun!ctierney	
Sun Microsystems Technical Consulting            (415) 691-2396

sassan@peritus.UUCP (Sassan Hazeghi) (06/18/87)

Me too !

Thanks.