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- From: henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles Henrich)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: RS/6000 and NeXT Machines
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- Date: 3 Jan 93 18:18:31 GMT
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- duca@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Karen Duca, a.k.a. Rocky) writes:
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- >My group is considering getting a NeXT as a client machine for an RS/6000.
- >Seeing as the RS has been such a "delight" to use since we got it several
- >months ago, I want to make sure that this mating is compatible before we
- >go ahead. Any suggestions from people who are working with these two
- >machines now? What software is the best for running X-Windows on the NeXT?
-
- The next is the *worse* machine in the world to do Xwindows on. (IMHO). Your
- better off going with something like the Sun ELC, or Sun Classic. The reasons
- for NeXT doing a bad job are fairly straightforward, first of all the mouse is
- only two buttons, secondly the resolution of a NeXT is much less than a Sun
- doing X.
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- My experiences are with the PD X implementation and Co-Xist
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- -Crh
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- Charles Henrich Michigan State University henrich@crs.cl.msu.edu
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