burdett@milton.u.washington.edu (Michael Burdett) (02/13/91)
I am looking for a windows 3.0 software that will run x windows on a sun sparc network. Does any body know of a package I could FTP? Or a publisher that can give a University Faculty a good discount? Thanks -Mike Burdett
MADJK@ROHVM1.BITNET (John G Kinker) (02/13/91)
The only X Windows servers for MS Windows 3.0 that we have been able to find
are XVision and X11/AT.
XVision can be run in two modes. Either all X windows are contained in a
single MS window or each X window is also its own MS window. In the first case
a normal X window manager is used and in the second MS windows is used as the
window manager. Using MS windows as the window manager has the advantage of
performing much of the window management locally thus reducing network traffic
and it gives the MS windows look and feel to the X windows resulting in more
comfort for the end-user. In addition, XVision emulates a 3 button mouse with
a 2 button mouse.
X11/AT can only be run with all X windows contained in a single MS window. It
does not emulate a 3 button mouse so if your users already have 2 button mice,
they would have to replace them or lose an middle button functions.
Both products supply only the X server. A third party TCP/IP protocol stack
must also be installed. We use FTP Software's PC/TCP which can be purchased
as only the kernel or with a full set of TCP/IP applications.
XVision comes from a company in England but is distributed in the US by either
UniPress Software Graphic Software Systems
2025 Lincoln Highway or PO Box 4900
Edison, NJ 08817 Beaverton, OR 97005-4900
800-222-0550 503-641-2200
We've gotten ours from UniPress Software. Their technical staff is very
helpful and they provide their own support for the product so you don't have to
call England to get your questions answered. They also provide site licenses
and handle the third party TCP/IP products.
X11/AT is from
Integrated Inference Machines
1468 East Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
714-978-6201
They've been very helpful as well and I'm sure they have quantity discounts.
If anyone else knows of other MS Windows based X servers, I'd be interested in
hearing about them.
John G. Kinker MADJK at ROHVM1
Computer Systems Associate
Rohm and Haas Company
PO Box 219; Bldg 64C, Rm C303
Bristol, PA 19007
215-785-8752