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Re: X for the Macintosh running the finder, not AU/X?

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From: Chris Smith,P-203,9501,
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1990 22:54
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From article <9002072138.AA15933@dart.cs.byu.edu>, by mike@DART.CS.BYU.EDU (Mike Burbidge):
> Does anyone know of such a beast. I want my Mac to be an X server sometimes
> without switching back and forth between AU/X and the finder.
> 
> Mike Burbidge.
> mike@cs.byu.edu

I'm currently running eXodus, a monochrome X11 server from White Pines
Software.  It runs under MacOS + Multifinder (or Finder).  The minimum
system requirements are any Mac with 1 Meg RAM, 3.5 double sided floppy
drive, and System 6.0 or higher.  It needs either a TCP/IP or DECNET
driver to run on top of.  (Right now, they support the TCP port from
Kinetics and 2 DECNET implemetations.  Support for MacTCP has been 
promised.)

I'm presently running their Mac II version on a MacIIcx with the 
Kinetics ethernet card and Kinetics software.  I've had very few problems
with this set up, other that the limitation of monochrome X-windows
(I've got a color screen, it's just that the product doesn't yet support
8-bit X.)

If you want more info, e-mail me a note.

Chris Smith

P.S. I have no connection with White Pines Software, other than
being a (mostly) satisfied customer.

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Subject: Re: X for the Macintosh running the finder, not AU/X?
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