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Article #13464Re: X windows server under MS Windows?
From: Dan R. Greening
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1989 21:11
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1989 21:11
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In article <22244@mirror.UUCP> billc@prism.TMC.COM (Bill Callahan) writes:
> Most of the real windowing stuff [for X] is already [in MS Windows]. All
> you would really need to write would be something that could handle the
> protocols over whatever link you have to the big machine. That would
> convert your PC into a very smart X-Windows workstation, for simply the
> cost of the software. Bet you that would sell!
It may sell. But, I can tell you it's more than just handling the
protocols. There is a *lot* of stuff in X windows, even just relating
to how it draws lines and how it handles colors, that doesn't exist in MS
windows.
Dan Greening dgreen@cs.ucla.edu 213-472-4898 308 Westwood Plaza, #117
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1647
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