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In article <BEAUDOIN.91Jun26160220@seguin.ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca>,
beaudoin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca (Martin Beaudoin) writes:
> I would like to use my PC-AT as a X Windows terminal. Are there any
> shareware, free or commercially available products to do just this?
> 
> I don't want to install UNIX or Xenix or Minix on my system. I just 
> want a terminal emulator that will use my graphic card and my mouse
> and that will run on DOS 3.3 like kermit or Procomm Plus.

The answer to the first question is "Yes - there are commercial packages
which will turn an appropriately networked PC into an X-server" (if
there are non-commercial ones I haven't heard of them).  I have been
looking into the feasibility of doing this here.  It seems that Martin
has a slightly simplistic view of the "world of X" if he thinks getting
it up on a PC will be like running a dumb-terminal emulator like his
favourite comms progs though (no I'm not flaming Kermit or PCPlus - read
the sentence again, carefully).

Many of the PC X-servers run under Windows 3, some don't and others come
in both flavours.  Given this it would be reasonable to expect to need a
machine that does a fair job of running MS Windows if you want to get an
X-server up on it.  Recommend that you start monitoring the
comp.windows.x group for a few days till the monthly four-part FAQ
arrives again (must be due within a week or so).  In this compendium of
questions and answers you will find a summary of the mainvendors/
products for getting X up on a PC.

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