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- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS);faqs.551
-
-
-
- Binaries for the Sun386i are in vernam.cs.uwm.edu:/sun386i.
-
- Binaries for the HP-PA are on hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com (15.255.72.15).
-
- Source and binaries for HP-UX 8.*/9.0(S300/400/700/800) and Domain 10.4 (68K,
- DN 10K) are available through the Interworks Users Group; contact Carol Relph
- at 508-436-5046, fax 508-256-7169, or relph_c@apollo.hp.com.
-
- Patches to X11R5 for Solaris 2.0 by Danny Backx (db@sunbim.be) are on export in
- contrib/X11r5-Solaris2-patches.tar.Z.
-
- Patches to X11R5 for the Sun Type 5 keyboard and the keyboard NumLock are
- available from William Bailey (dbgwab@arco.com).
-
-
- Also:
-
- Binaries are available from Unipalm (+44 954 211797, xtech@unipalm.co.uk),
- probably for the Sun platforms.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 58)! Where can I get patches to X11R5?
-
- The release of new public patches by the MIT X Consortium is announced
- in the comp.windows.x.announce newsgroup.
-
- Patches themselves are available via ftp from export and from other
- sites from which X11 is available. They are now also distributed through the
- newsgroup comp.sources.x. Some source re-sellers may be including patches in
- their source distributions of X11.
-
- People without ftp access can use the xstuff mail server. It now has
- 19 patches for X11R5 [11/92]. Send to xstuff@expo.lcs.mit.edu the Subject line
- send fixes #
- where # is the name of the patch and is usually just the number of the patch.
-
- Here are a few complications:
- 1) fix 5 is in four parts; you need to request "5a", "5b", "5c" and
- "5d" separately
- 2) the file sunGX.uu, which was part of an earlier patch, was
- re-released with patch 7
- 3) fix 8 is in two parts: "8a" and "8b"
- 4) fix 13 is in three parts: "13a", "13b", and "13c"
- 5) fix 16 is in two parts: "16a" and "16b"
- 6) fix 18 replaces the R5fix-test1 for the X Test Suite, which
- previously was optional
- 7) fix 19 also needs PEXlib.tar.Z, which you can obtain from xstuff
- by asking for "PEXlib.uu.[1234]".
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 59) What is the xstuff mail-archive?
-
- The xstuff server is a mail-response program. That means that you mail
- it a request, and it mails back the response.
- Any of the four possible commands must be the first word on a line. The
- xstuff server reads your entire message before it does anything, so you can
- have several different commands in a single message (unless you ask for help).
- The xstuff server treats the "Subject:" header line just like any other line
- of the message.
- The archives are organized into a series of directories and
- subdirectories. Each directory has an index, and each subdirectory has an
- index. The top-level index gives you an overview of what is in the
- subdirectories, and the index for each subdirectory tells you what is in it.
-
- 1) The command "help" or "send help" causes the server to send you a
- more detailed version of this help file.
- 2) if your message contains a line whose first word is "index", then
- the server will send you the top-level index of the contents of the archive. If
- there are other words on that line that match the name of subdirectories, then
- the indexes for those subdirectories are sent instead of the top-level index.
- For example, you can say "send index fixes" (or "index fixes"). A message that
- requests an index cannot request data.
- 3) if your message contains a line whose first word is "send", then the
- xstuff server will send you the item(s) named on the rest of the line. To name
- an item, you give its directory and its name. For example
- send fixes 1 4 8a 8b 9
- You may issue multiple send requests. The xstuff server contains many
- safeguards to ensure that it is not monopolized by people asking for large
- amounts of data. The mailer is set up so that it will send no more than a fixed
- amount of data each day. If the work queue contains more requests than the
- day's quota, then the unsent files will not be processed until the next day.
- Whenever the mailer is run to send its day's quota, it sends the requests out
- shortest-first.
- 4) Some mailers produce mail headers that are unusable for extracting
- return addresses. If you use such a mailer, you won't get any response. If
- you happen to know an explicit path, you can include a line like
- path foo%bar.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu
- or
- path bar!foo!frotz
- in the body of your message, and the daemon will use it.
-
- The xstuff server itself can be reached at xstuff@expo.lcs.mit.edu. If
- your mailer deals in "!" notation, try sending to
- {someplace}!mit-eddie!expo.lcs.mit.edu!xstuff.
-
- [based on information from the MIT X Consortium, 8/89, 4/90.]
-
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- Subject: 60) Where can I get X11R4 (source and binaries)?
-
- Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., ships X11R4 on half-inch,
- quarter-inch, and TK50 formats. Call 617-621-0060 for ordering information.
-
- The Free Software Foundation (617-876-3296) sells X11R4 on half-inch
- tapes and on QIC-24 cartridges.
-
- Yaser Doleh (doleh@math-cs.kent.EDU; P.O. Box 1301, Kent, OH 44240) is
- making X11R4 available on HP format tapes, 16 track, and Sun cartridges. [2/90]
-
- European sites can obtain a free X11R4 distribution from Jamie Watson,
- who may be reached at chx400!pan!jw or jw@pan.uu.ch. [10/90]
-
- Non Standard Logics (+33 (1) 43 36 77 50; requests@nsl.fr) makes source
- available.
-
- IXI Limited (+44 223 462 131) is selling X11R4 source on quarter-inch
- cartridge formats and on 5.25" and 3.5" floppy, with other formats available on
- request. [IXI, 2/90]
-
- Virtual Technologies (703-430-9247) provides the entire X11R4
- compressed source release on a single QIC-24 quarter-inch cartridge and also on
- 1.2meg or 1.44 meg floppies upon request. [Conor Cahill (cpcahil@virtech.uu.net)
- 2/90]
-
- Young Minds (714-335-1350) makes the R4 and GNU distributions available
- on a full-text-indexed CD-ROM.
-
- [Note that some distributions are media-only and do not include docs.]
-
- X11R4 is ftp-able from export.lcs.mit.edu; these sites are preferable,
- though, and are more direct:
-
- Machine Internet FTP
- Location Name Address Directory
- -------- ------- -------- -------------
- (1) West USA gatekeeper.dec.com 16.1.0.2 pub/X11/R4
- Central USA mordred.cs.purdue.edu 128.10.2.2 pub/X11/R4
- (2) Central USA giza.cis.ohio-state.edu 128.146.8.61 pub/X.V11R4
- Southeast USA uunet.uu.net 192.48.96.2 X/R4
- (3) Northeast USA crl.dec.com 192.58.206.2 pub/X11/R4
- (4) UK Janet src.doc.ic.ac.uk 129.31.81.36 X.V11R4
- UK niftp uk.ac.ic.doc.src <XV11R4>
- (5) Australia munnari.oz.au 128.250.1.21 X.V11/R4
-
- The giza.cis.ohio-state.edu site, in particular, is known to have much of the
- contrib stuff that can be found on export.
-
- The release is available to DEC Easynet sites as CRL::"/pub/X11/R4".
-
- Sites in Australia may contact this address: ftp.Adelaide.EDU.AU [129.127.40.3]
- and check the directory pub/X/R4. The machine shadows export and archives
- comp.sources.x. (Mark Prior, mrp@ucs.adelaide.edu.au, 5/90)
-
- Note: a much more complete list is distributed regularly by Dan Heller
- (argv@sun.com) as part of the introductory postings to comp.sources.x.
-
- A set of X11R4 binaries built by Tom Roell (roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)
- for the 386/ix will available from export.lcs.mit.edu in /contrib and in
- /pub/i386/X11R4 from 131.159.8.35 in Europe. Stephen Hite
- (shite@sinkhole.unf.edu) can also distribute to folks without ftp facilities
- via disks sent SASE; contact him for USmail and shipping details. [12/90] In
- addition, the binaries are available via uucp from szebra [1-408-739-1520, TB+
- (PEP); ogin:nuucp sword:nuucp] in /usr2/xbbs/bbs/x. In addition, the source is
- on zok in /usrX/i386.R4server/. [2/91] In addition, if you are in the US, the
- latest SVR4 binary (April 15), patches, and fonts are available on
- piggy.ucsb.edu (128.111.72.50) in the directory /pub/X386, same filenames as
- above. (Please use after 6pm Pacific, as these are large files.) [5/91]
-
- A set of HP 9000/800 binaries is available on hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com (15.255.72.15)
- as ~ftp/pub/MitX11R4/libs.x800.Z. [2/91]
-
- A set of X11R4 binaries for the NeXT 2.x have been made available by Howie Kaye
- on cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
-
- A set of binaries by John Coolidge (coolidge@cs.uiuc.edu) for the Mac running
- A/UX 2.0 is available from wuarchive.wustl.edu in the file
- (/archive/systems/aux/X11R4/Xupdate2.tar.Z). Also in X11R4/diffs is a set of
- patches for making X11R4 with shared libraries with mkshlib.
-
- A complete distribution of SCO X11R4 binaries by Baruch Cochavy
- (blue@techunix.technion.ac.il) can be found on uunet. The server is Roell's
- X386 1.1b, compiled for ET4000 based SVGA boards.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 61)! Where can I get OSF/Motif?
-
- You can obtain either OSF/Motif source or binaries from a number of
- vendors.
- Motif 1.2.1 source is now available; it is based on X11R5.
- Motif 1.1 is based on the R4.18 Intrinsics and is currently [7/92] at
- 1.1.5.
- An OSF/Motif source license must be obtained from OSF before source can
- be obtained from the Open Software Foundation or any value-added vendor for
- any version. Call the Direct Channels Desk at OSF at 617-621-7300 for ordering
- information.
- Various hardware vendors produce developer's toolkits of binaries,
- header files, and documentation; check your hardware vendor, particularly if
- that vendor is an OSF member.
- In addition, independent binary vendors produce Motif toolkits for
- machines for which Motif is not supported by a vendor; the kits include varied
- levels of bug-fixing and support for shared libraries and are based on widely
- divergent version of Motif:
- Quest (408-988-8880) sells kits for Suns, as well;
- IXI (+44 223 462 131) offers kits for Sun3 and Sun4.
- NSL (+33 (1) 43 36 77 50; requests@nsl.fr) offers kits for the Sun 3
- and Sun 4.
- Bluestone Consulting makes a kit for Sun systems.
- ICS (617-62-0060) makes several binary kits, notably for Sun, DEC.
- HP and DEC have announced support for Motif on Sun systems.
- Unipalm (+44-954-211-797) currently offers for Sun systems a Motif
- Development Kit including X11R4 and based on Motif 1.1.2. The US distributor is
- Expert Object Corp (708-926-8500).
- BIM ships Motif 1.1 binaries for Suns. Shared library support is
- included. Contact Alain Vermeiren (av@sunbim.be) or Danny Backx (db@sunbim.be)
- at +32(2)759.59.25 (Fax : +32(2)759.47.95) (Belgium).
- SILOGIC (+33 61.57.95.95) ships Motif 1.2 and Motif 1.1 on Sun
- machines.
- Metro Link Inc. (305-970-7353, sales@metrolink.com; in Europe contact
- ADNT, (33 1) 3956 5333, UniVision (UK) Ltd. (44) 628 82 22 81) ships an
- implementation of X11R4 and Motif 1.1.2 (including a shared-library
- implementation of libXm.a) for the 386/486 Unix market. Motif 1.1.2 is
- also available for Sun Sparc based workstations. It has also announced
- Motif 1.2 for Solaris systems.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 62)! Does Motif work with X11R4? X11R5?
-
- Motif 1.2.* is based on X11R5.
- Motif 1.1, available in source form from OSF as of August 1990, uses
- the "vanilla" X11R4 Intrinsics, where "vanilla" means "with just a few
- patches"; the file fix-osf which OSF distributes is obsoleted by MIT's patches
- 15-17. The file fix-osf-1.1.1 distributed with the 1.1.1 version or its
- subsequent modification needs to be applied after MIT fix-18, though.
-
- Motif 1.1.1 to 1.1.3 will work with X11R5 if X11R5 is compiled with
- -DMOTIFBC; 1.1.4 and later should work with the vanilla R5, although there are
- some known new geometry-management problems.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 63) Where can I get toolkits implementing OPEN LOOK?
-
- Sun's XView has a SunView-style API. A version is on the X11R4 tape;
- the latest [2/92] 3.0 sources are on export in contrib/xview3/.
- XView and X binaries for the Sun 386i ("roadrunner") are available for
- ftp from svin01.win.tue.nl (131.155.70.70), directory pub/X11R4_386i.
- Supported binaries of XView 2.0 or 3.0 include:
-
- XView for non-Sun Platforms (domestic and selected international vendors).
- Several are also available from Sun; contact your local sales office.
-
- Amiga GfxBase, Inc. 1881 Ellwell Drive
- (AmigaDOS) (408) 262-1469 Milpitas, CA 95035
- Fax: (408) 262-8276
-
- SGI
- Sony (NEWS-OS)
- IBM RS/6000
- HP 9000
- DECstation UniPress Software 2025 Lincoln Highway
- (Ultrix) (908) 985-8000 Edison, NJ 08817
- Fax: (908) 287-4929
-
- UniPress Software, Ltd. PO Box 70
- 44-624-661-8850 Viking House
- Fax: 44-624-663-453 Nelson Street
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- United Kingdom
-
- DEC VAXstation TGV 603 Mission Street
- (VMS) (800) TGV-3440 Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- (408) 427-4366
- Fax: (408) 427-4365
-
- Unipalm Ltd. 145-147 St. Neots Road
- 44-0954-211797 Hardwick
- Fax: 44-0954-211244 Cambridge CB3 7QJ
- England
-
- Intel 386 Quarterdeck Office 150 Pico Boulevard
- (DOS) Systems Santa Monica, CA 90405
- (213) 392-9851
- Fax: (213) 399-3802
-
- Intel 386 SunSoft Corporation 6601 Center Drive West
- (Interactive 310-348-8649 Suite 700
- UNIX and Los Angeles, CA 90045
- SCO UNIX)
-
- Stardent Scripps Institute Clinic MB-5
- (Stellix OS Fax: (619) 554-4485 10666 N. Torrey Pines Road
- and Titan OS) Include mailstop MB-5 La Jolla, CA 92057
- By ftp: 192.42.82.8 in pub/binary/{Xview.README,XView.tar.Z}
-
- AT&T's OPEN LOOK GUI 3.0 Xt-based toolkit is now generally available
- [2/92]; contact 1-800-828-UNIX#544 for information. Binaries are produced
- for SPARC systems by International Quest Corporation (408-988-8289). A version
- of the toolkit is also produced under the name OLIT by Sun.
- More recent versions of OLIT have been ported to IBM 6000 and DEC MIPS
- by both UniPress and ICS. OLIT is also available for HP from Melillo Consulting
- (908-873-0075). MJM (Somerset, NJ) makes OLIT 4.0 for HP 7xx series running
- HPUX 8.0, DECstations, and RS/6000s [thanks to Joanne Newbauer,
- jo@attunix.att.com, 908-522-6677.]
-
- Sun is shipping OpenWindows 3.0; contact your local sales
- representative for more details; the package includes toolkit binaries and
- header files.
-
- ParcPlace's (formerly Solbourne's) extensible C++-based Object
- Interface Library, which supports run-time selection between Open Look or
- Motif, is available from 303-678-4626. [5/92]
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 64) Where can I get other X sources? (including R5 modifications)
-
- The MIT Software Center ships the X Test Suite on tape.
-
- A multi-threaded version of Xlib based on X11R5 patch 12 is now
- available for anonymous FTP from:
- Xerox PARC on parcftp.xerox.com (13.1.64.94) in /pub/mt-xlib
- DEC on gatekeeper.dec.com (16.1.0.2) in /pub/X11/contrib/mt-xlib
- MIT on export.lcs.mit.edu (18.24.0.12) in /contrib/mt-xlib
-
- HP has made available drivers to permit the building of the X11R5
- sample server on the HP 9000 Series 700 workstations; the files are on
- export.lcs.mit.edu in ~ftp/contrib/R5.HP.SRV. [8/92]
-
- User-contributed software is distributed through the newsgroup
- comp.sources.x, moderated by David C. Martin (dcmartin@msi.com); also check
- that group for posting information.
-
- Richard Hesketh (rlh2@ukc.ac.uk) has been creating a list of freely-
- available X sources. The list is stored on export.lcs.mit.edu in contrib as
- x-source-list.Z. It lists the main storage locations for the program and
- international sites from which it may be ftp'ed.
-
- The machine export.lcs.mit.edu has a great deal of user-contributed
- software in the contrib/ directory; a good deal of it is present in current or
- earlier versions on the X11R3, X11R4, and X11R5 contrib tapes. There are also
- directories for fixes to contrib software. The file on export in
- contrib/00-index.txt is a quick overall index of the software in that area,
- provided by Daniel Lewart (d-lewart@uiuc.edu).
-
- These sites used to and may still mirror export and are of particular
- use for Australasia: Anonymous ftp: ftp.Adelaide.EDU.AU; ACSnet Fetchfile:
- sirius.ua.oz.
-
- The material on giza.cis.ohio-state.edu, which tends to duplicate
- the export archives, is also available via anonymous UUCP from osu-cis, at TB+
- and V.32 speeds. Write to uucp@cis.ohio-state.edu (same as osu-cis!uucp) for
- instructions. [the archive is now maintained by Karl Kleinpaste]
-
- A new west-coast UUCP X11 Archive is administered by Mark Snitily
- (mark@zok.uucp) and contains the full X11 distribution, the XTEST
- distribution, an entire archive of comp.sources.x and other goodies.
- The machine zok has a TB+ modem which will connect to 19.2K, 2400,
- 1200 baud (in that order). The anonymous UUCP account is UXarch with password
- Xgoodies. The modem's phone number is 408-996-8285.
- A sample Systems (or L.sys) entry might be:
- zok Any ACU 19200 4089968285 in:--in: UXarch word: Xgoodies
- To get a current listing of the files that are available, download
- the file "/usrX/ls-lR.Z".
- A full subject index of the comp.sources.x files is available in the
- file "/usrX/comp.sources.x/INDEX".
- The machine has just the one modem, so please do not fetch large
- amounts of data at one sitting.
- [courtesy Mark Snitily, 2/90]
-
- In addition, UUNET Source Archives (703-876-5050) tracks comp.sources.x and
- provides 800MB+ of compressed programs on 6250 bpi tapes or 1/4" tapes. It
- also mirrors export/contrib in its packages/X directory.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 65)! Where can I get interesting widgets?
-
- The Free Widget Foundation (FWF) library sponsored by Brian Totty
- (totty@cs.uiuc.edu) is now [12/90] available on a.cs.uiuc.edu (128.174.252.1)
- in pub/fwf.shar.Z. The set of widgets there is intended to form the basis for
- future contributions. To be added to the discussion list,contact
- free-widgets-request@kazoo.cs.uiuc.edu. The current set includes a pixmap
- editor. Version 3.1 was released 6/92.
- Peter Ware's Xo "Open Widget" set, which has Motif-like functionality,
- is on archive.cis.ohio-state.edu as pub/Xo/Xo-2.1.tar.Z [8/92].
- The AthenaTools Plotter Widget Set Version 6-beta [7/92] maintained by
- Peter Klingebiel (klin@iat.uni-paderborn.de) includes many graph and plotting
- widgets; a copy is on export in plotter.v6b.tar.Z, plotter.doc.tar.Z,
- plotter.afm.tar.Z, and plotter.README. The latest versions may in fact be on
- ftp@uni-paderborn.de (131.234.2.32) in /unix/tools.
- An advance version of Marc Quinton's Motif port of the FWF MultiList
- widget is in ftp.stna7.stna.dgac.fr:pub/MultiList.tar.Z [143.196.9.31].
- Additional widgets are available on the contrib/ portion of the X11R4
- tapes; these include the Xcu set.
- Paul Johnston's (johnston@spc5.jpl.nasa.gov) X Control Panel widget set
- emulates hardware counterparts; sources are on export.lcs.mit.edu in
- Xc-1.3.tar.Z.
- O'Reilly Volume 4, Doug Young's book, the Asente/Swick book, and Jerry
- Smith's "Object-oriented Programming with the X Window System Toolkits" all
- include details on writing widgets and include several useful widgets; sources
- are typically on export and/or UUNET.
- The Dirt interface builder includes the libXukc widet set which extends
- the functionality of Xaw.
- A graph widget and other 2D-plot and 3D-contour widgets by Sundar
- Narasimhan (sundar@ai.mit.edu) are available from ftp.ai.mit.edu as
- /com/ftp/pub/users/sundar/graph.tar.Z. The graph widget has been updated [3/91]
- with documentation and histogram capabilities.
- A graph widget is available from ftp.stna7.stna.dgac.fr in
- pub/Graph.tar.Z; it uses a segment list for drawing and hence supports a zoom
- operation.
- Ken Lee's Xm widget (demo) that uses Display PostScript to draw labels
- at a non-horizontal angle is on export in contrib/dpslabel.tar.Z.
- The Table widget (works like troff TBL tables) is available in several
- flavors, one of which is with the Widget Creation Library release.
- Bell Communications Research has developed a Matrix widget for complex
- application layouts; it's on export in contrib/Xbae-widgets-3.7.tar.Z. The
- distribution also includes a "caption" widget to associate labels with
- particular GUI components. (7/92)
- Dan Connolly's (connolly@convex.COM) XcRichText interprets RTF data;
- it's on export as contrib/XcRichText-1.1.tar.Z.
- The XmGraph Motif-based graphing widget is on iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu in
- /comp.hp/GUI_classic/XmGraph.tar.Z although it may not be stable.
-
- A version of Lee Iverson's (leei@McRCIM.McGill.EDU) image-viewing tool
- is available as contrib/vimage-0.9.3.tar.Z on export.lcs.mit.edu. The package
- also includes an ImageViewPort widget and a FileDialog widget. [12/91;5/92]
- Other available file-requestor widgets include the FileSelector from
- the Free Widget Foundation, the XiFileSelector from Iris Software's book, the
- xdbx file-selector extracted by David Nedde (daven@wpi.wpi.edu), and the
- FileNominator from the aXe distribution.
- In addition, the PEXt toolkit by Rich Thomson (rthomson@dsd.es.com) is
- available on export as PEXt.tar.Z; it includes a PEX widget making it easier to
- use PEX in Xt-based programs.
- A Motif port of the Xaw clock widget is in ftp.stna7.stna.dgac.fr
- in pub/Clock.tar.Z.
- A modification of the Xaw ScrollBar widget which supports the arrowhead
- style of other toolkits is on export in contrib/Xaw.Scrollbar.mta.Z.
-
- A beta 0.3 (11/92) release of the R5 Xaw widgets with a 3D visual
- appearance by Kaleb Keithley (kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov) is available on export
- in contrib/Xaw3d/R5/Xaw3d-0.3.tar.Z. The library, which is binary-compatible
- with the MIT Xaw, implements a 3D subclass which handles the extra drawing.
-
- Also:
- The Xtra XWidgets set includes widgets for pie and bar charts, XY plots,
- Help, spreadsheets, data entry forms, and line and bar graphs. Contact
- Graphical Software Technology at 310-328-9338 (info@gst.com) for information.
- The XRT/graph widget, available for Motif, XView and OLIT, displays
- X-Y plots, bar and pie charts, and supports user-feedback, fast updates and
- PostScript output. Contact KL Group Inc. at 416-594-1026 (info@klg.com).
- A set of data-entry widgets for Motif is available from Marlan
- Software, 713-467-1458 (gwg@world.std.com).
- A set of graph widgets is available from Expert Database Systems
- (212-370-6700).
- A set of OSF/Motif compound widgets and support routines for 2D
- visualization is available from Ms Quek Lee Hian, National Computer Board,
- Republic of Singapore; Tel : (65)7720435; Fax : (65)7795966;
- Email : leehian@iti.gov.sg, leehian@itivax.bitnet.
- The ICS Widget Databook includes a variety of control widgets and
- special-purpose widgets, available on a variety of platforms. Information:
- 617-621-0060, info@ics.com.
- Information on graphing tools may be obtained from info@TomSawyer.com
- (+1-510-848-0853, fax: +1-510-848-0854).
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 66) What is the current state of the world in X terminals?
-
- Jim Morton (jim@applix.com) posts quarterly to comp.windows.x a list of
- manufacturers and terminals; it includes pricing information.
-
- Notable buyers-guide surveys include:
- - the September 1991 issue of Systems Intregration
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 67) Where can I get an X server with a touchscreen or lightpen?
-
- Labtam (+61 3 587 1444, fax +61 3 580 5581) offers a 19" Surface
- Acoustic Wave touch-screen option on its Xengine terminals.
- Tektronix (1-800-225-5434) provides an X terminal with the Xtouch
- touch-screen. This terminal may also be resold through Trident Systems
- (703-273-1012).
- Metro Link (305-970-7353) supports the EloGraphics Serial Touch Screen
- Controllers.
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- Subject: 68) Where can I get an X server on a PC (DOS or Unix)?
-
- MIT X11R5 already provides a server to many 386/486 *Unixes* with
- support for many of the popular video graphics adapters; and for other
- non-MSDOS PCs you can obtain a server from these sources:
-
- XFree86 (formerly X386 1.2E) is an enhanced version of X386 1.2, which
- was distributed with X11R5; it includes many bug fixes, speed improvements, and
- other enhancements. Source for version 1.1 [10/92] is on export.lcs.mit.edu in
- pub/contrib, ftp.physics.su.oz.au in /X386, and ftp.win.tue.nl in /pub/X386. In
- addition, binaries are on ftp.physics.su.oz.au, and ftp.win.tue.nl among other
- systems. Info: x386@physics.su.oz.au.
- Note: this package obsoletes Glenn Lai's Speedup patches for an
- enhanced X11R5 server for 386 UNIXes with ET4000 boards (SpeedUp.tar.Z on
- export).
-
-
- Metro Link Inc. (305-970-7353, sales@metrolink.com; in Europe contact
- ADNT, (33 1) 3956 5333) ships an implementation of X11R4 for the 386/486 Unix
- market.
-
- SGCS offers X386 Version 1.3, based on Thomas Roell's X11R5 two-headed
- server, in binary and source form. Information: 408-255-9665, info@sgcs.com.
-
- ISC, SCO, UHC, and other well-known operating-system vendors typically
- offer X servers.
-
- For MSDOS PCs:
-
- Daniel J. McCoy (mccoy@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov) has started posting monthly a
- list of non-UNIX servers for PCs, Macs, and Amigas; it includes pricing
- information. The current copy is kept on export in contrib as
- XServers-NonUNIX.txt.Z.
-
- An article on PC X servers appears in the March 2, 1992 Open Systems Today.
-
- Also of possible use:
-
- Net-I from Programit (212-809-1707) enables communication among
- DOS, OS/2 and Unix machines and can be used to display PC sessions on your
- Unix X display.
-
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- Subject: 69) Where can I get an X server on a Macintosh running MacOS?
-
- eXodus from White Pine Software (603-886-9050) runs on any Mac with
- at least 1MB of memory and runs the X server within a standard Macintosh
- window. Version 3.0 [6/91] supports intermixing of X and Mac windows and
- the ADSP protocol. The version supports the SHAPE extension and includes
- DECwindows support.
-
- Apple's MacX runs on MacPlus or newer machines with >= 2MB of memory
- and system software 6.0.4 or later. Version 1.1 is fully X11R4-based. It
- supports full ICCCM-compatible cut and paste of text AND graphics between the
- Macintosh and X11 worlds, the SHAPE extension (including SHAPEd windows on the
- Macintosh desktop), an optional built-in ICCCM-compliant window manager, X11R4
- fonts and colors, a built-in BDF font compiler, and built-in standard
- colormaps. Upgrades to MacX are available by ftp from aux.support.apple.com.
- Info: 408-996-1010.
- [Note: MacX is also the name of a vax-mac xmodem transfer utility.]
-
- Also:
-
- Liken (1-800-245-UNIX or info@qualix.com) software enables monochrome
- 68000 Mac applications to run on a SPARC system running X.
- Xport (1-800-245-UNIX (415-572-0200) or xport@qualix.com) enables Mac
- applications to display on an X-based workstation by turning the Mac into an X
- client.
- Intercon has a product called Planet-X which enables Mac applications
- to display on an X server.
-
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-
- "Just the FAQs, ma'am." -- Joe Friday
- --
- David B. Lewis Temporarily at but not speaking for Visual, Inc.
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- Subject: 70) Where can I get X for the Amiga?
-
- The new Amiga 3000 machines offer an X server and OPEN LOOK tools and
- libraries on a full SVR4 implementation.
-
- GfxBase, Inc. provides "X11 R4.1" for the AmigaDos computer; it
- contains X11R4 clients, fonts, etc., and a Release 4 color server. An optional
- programmer's toolkit includes the header files, libraries, and sample programs.
- Info from GfxBase, 408-262-1469. [Dale Luck
- (uunet!{cbmvax|pyramid}!boing!dale); 2/91]
-