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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.

>Thank you!
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>Martin Beaudoin                         mbeaudoin@ireq-robot.hydro.qc.ca
>Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec    mbeaudoin@ireq-robot.uucp
>Varennes, QC, Canada   J3X 1S1          +1 514 652-8136

I am not an Xpert (sorry!), but here is some X information:

I don't know about shareware versions, but several companies (including
ours) produce products that "turn your PC into an X terminal". These
packages run under DOS or Windows. Different companies have different
options and features available. For example, you need an ethernet card
and TCP/IP software to talk to your host computer. Our company will sell:
    1) the X server software,
    2) the server software and TCP/IP software,
    3) the server software, TCP/IP software, and an ethernet card,
    4) the above and a hi-res graphics card.
Option 1 is nice if you already have your networking setup. Option 3 is nice
for "one stop" shopping. Be aware that you need to have the TCP/IP network
software and this could add to the price of your system. I believe that
some TCP/IP software package cost several hundred dollars.

Many of these packages support various graphics adapter standards:
VGA, DGIS, TIGA, 8514, etc. (DGIS and TIGA are protocols that talk to
34010 based graphics cards)

I don't want to be a commercial, but if
you want more information, send me email or call us and ask for
information on "PC-XView".


John Providenza
Graphic Software Systems / Spectragraphics
503-641-2200