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Re: X windows on PCs - Who has the best ??

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From: Andy Toy
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 19:10
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In article <4d238f0b.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> nelson_p@apollo.HP.COM (Peter Nelson) writes:
>>Hummingbird is in Ontario Canada and can be reached at (416)470-1207.
>
>   When I called that number I got a modem carrier.   Is it a real
>   company or is it "two guys in their basement"?   

The number above is their FAX number.  Their VOX number is 416-470-1203.

>   So what's the story?  What's out there for X on PC's?  Thanks in
>   advance for any pointers.

Since you have a 386 PC, you should be able to run X server and clients
under UNIX.  X is available for PCs running System V/386 from various
vendors such as ISC, SCO, Everex,...  I have only seen X server
software for PCs running DOS.
-- 
Andy Toy, Mortice Kern Systems Inc.,       Internet: andy@mks.com
  35 King Street North, Waterloo,       UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!andy
      Ontario, CANADA N2J 2W9      Phone: 519-884-2251  FAX: 519-884-8861
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From: andy@mks.com (Andy Toy)
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Subject: Re: X windows on PCs - Who has the best ??
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Date: 2 Oct 90 19:10:22 GMT
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