Re: RS/6000 and NeXT Machines

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From: Charles Henrich
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 18:18

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duca@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Karen Duca, a.k.a. Rocky) writes:

>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.

My experiences are with the PD X implementation and Co-Xist

-Crh
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    Charles Henrich     Michigan State University     henrich@crs.cl.msu.edu

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