martin@mwtech.UUCP (Martin Weitzel) (09/05/90)
Several weeks ago I ordered from my (German) dealer the X11 Development System for my ISC 386/ix. The delivery was delayed because the new release 1.2 was to appear soon. Today I received my order -- but it wasn't 1.2, it is 1.1 ! I think I have to complain at my dealer, but I want to back this up with some facts about the key differences between the both. What I would appreciate is to hear from someone who has experience with both X11 Releases (1.1 and 1.2): - what is the added value of 1.2 (fixed bugs, new features) - esp. what about international characters in the fonts (I need the special German "Umlauts" and want to use X11 on a Sigma Laserviev). Are the differences significant between 1.1 and 1.2 in this respect? - Is the price for 1.1 and 1.2 the same in the U.S.A. ? (From other articles I know the upgrade price is $100 for the development system. As I don't have broken the seals, naturely I'm not willing to pay additional money only to obtain an "up-to-date" product in some weeks, and would rather return the whole package). - If my dealer is willing to reduce the price, is it worth while to go ahead and install and use 1.1 while waiting for the update to 1.2 (I assume this will last another month or so until 1.2 is available here). As I didn't have X11 until now, I'm not in bad need to install it immediatly, especially if I might have to go thru a complex installation again some weeks later. Note that I will also upgrade my OS from 2.0.2 to 2.2. Is it possible to use X11 Rel 1.1 with 386/ix 2.2 or must I delay the upgrade to 2.2 if I plan to install X11 Rel 1.1 ? -- Martin Weitzel, email: martin@mwtech.UUCP, voice: 49-(0)6151-6 56 83