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Article #335Re: X windows on the NeXT
From: Maurice Shihadi
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:40
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:40
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In article <1992Jul24.205456.15006@u.washington.edu> jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu writes: >I'm considering the purchase of an Xwindow display server for my 040 cube. >There are at least three companies that carry such a product as follows: > >White Pine eXodus : $239 >Co-Xist : $249 >Cub' X-Window : $590 > >I'd appreciate any advice on which of these to purchase. I'm also curious >to know why the Cub' version is considerably more costly. Thanks for any >help! > > Jim Luby I've got a question regarding this too. I've got my old Mac SE/30 sitting around and I want connect it to my NeXTstation via ethernet. I wish to output an additional screen display to the NeXT monitor and be able to control apps from the NeXT--for example, using the NeXT mouse to open Finale (music notation app) in the SE/30 and have the pallate of note features displayed on the small SE/30 screen while having the open file displayed on the NeXT monitor--then save the file on a DOS formatted disc, take it to a DOS machine and output it to a HP laserjet III. Anyway, the way I understand it I need to purchase a Mac screen emulation package only available on X-Windows, then I need to get an X-Windows emulation package all on top of NeXTstep. Even so I still won't get any additional realestate and the Mac screen emulation won't be any bigger than it was originally. Another alternative would be to purchase a Mac emulation package ($800 approx.) that runs on NeXTstep. There are four companies that I know of that do this. However, one now denies the emulation exists, another is waiting for financing and the other two are shipping their packages for Sun and are going to port to HP before they get to NeXT. At any rate emulating the screen of an SE/30 would seem to be the most cost effective way to get greater use out of existing equipment plus the added realestate. Has anyone else tried to do this? Does anyone know of other alternatives with NeXTstep 3.0 comming up? Please feel free to e-mail me. Thanks maurices
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!nic!spock.dis.cccd.edu!maurices From: maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: X windows on the NeXT Keywords: Xwindows Message-ID: <Bs9L2s.I2L@spock.dis.cccd.edu> Date: 31 Jul 92 17:40:04 GMT References: <1992Jul24.205456.15006@u.washington.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 40