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In article <C0MnMx.G8u@quadsys.com> roland@quadsys.com (Roland Besserer) writes:
>chrisw@castle.ed.ac.uk (C Walton) writes:
>: I don't know if this is the right group for this post but:
>: 
>: Can anyone reccomend to me the cheapest way I can get an X Windows
>: setup?  I have been told that Desqview/X on the PC is the one I
>: should go for?
>: 
>: Thanks in advance - Chris (cdw@castle.ed.ac.uk or cdw@dcs.ed.ac.uk)
>
>You should. See my post under 'Running X on a PC'
>

This is true if running X on top of DOS is a requirement.  If you want
X Windows, tcp/ip networking, and don't mind running unix, you can get the
operating system and X-Windows for free (read comp.os.linux), and many of
the clients distributed from export.lcs.mit.edu compile out of the box.
Of course, the linux DOS emulator is only in pre-alpha, so if you need DOS
this solution won't work.  There are also limitations (not all video hardware
is supported, although the vast majority of (S)VGA cards are in one way or
another.  Also, not all mice talk to XFree86 very well).

If using DOS is not a requirement, but using the i386/i486 hardware is,
then linux + XFree86 may be a very viable option for you.

Hope this helps!

Jean.

PS - You can get linux from sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux or tsx-11.mit.edu
/pub/linux.  The SLS distribution is a relatively painless way to get the
complete system (including X and TeX).  Linux is still in beta though (0.99.2)
and is frequently changing, so although it is a very useful and powerful system,
be prepared for frequent upgrades in the kernel, at least until 1.0 comes
out.  XFree86, in contrast, changes only once every 3-6 months or so ...
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Jean Liddle                                 
Computer Science, Illinois State University  
e-mail:  jliddle@ilstu.edu                  
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