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Article #13380Re: SUM: How to get MacX (In English)
From: Andy Sun
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:20
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:20
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atinoue@sevax1.cse.canon.co.jp (Atsushi Inoue) writes: [some stuff deleted] > deguise@ccrs.emr.ca (J.-C Deguise) wrote that there is > another X-server program called PlanetX. But he didn't > know about it either. PlanetX from InterCon is an X-Window CLIENT program, NOT a server program. It allows a user to remotely operate a Macintosh from any X Window System server. I believe this is just the opposite of what you need. [more stuff deleted] >3.pros. and cons. about MacX and eXodus > I could not get enough info to compare these products, > especially acout eXodus. > MacX: > Vrey true to X-windows enviroment > Good handling of rootless window > > Slow, memory eater( even with 5Mb you can get "out of > memory" message) > doesn't communicate with Ultrix > Has problem with CLUT I don't know what you (or whoever told you) mean by "doesn't communicate with Ultrix". We have been using MacX version 1.1.7 and 1.2 as an X-server to some DEC RISC/Ultrix machines (5000/200 and 5000/240) for awhile and they work fine. [rest of the article deleted] Andy -- Andy Sun (andy@ie.utoronto.ca) 4 Taddle Creek Road, Toronto Computing Coordinator Ontario, Canada. M5S 1A4 Department of Industrial Engineering Phone: (416) 978-8830 University of Toronto Fax: (416) 978-3453
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.unix.aux Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!skule.ecf!drill.me!ie.utoronto.ca!andy From: andy@ie.utoronto.ca (Andy Sun) Subject: Re: SUM: How to get MacX (In English) Message-ID: <C00F1n.E0L@ie.utoronto.ca> Keywords: MacX, eXodus, X-window Organization: University of Toronto, Department of Industrial Engineering References: <1410@sevax1.cse.canon.co.jp> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:20:10 GMT Lines: 41