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Re: Desqview/X and SCO ODT 3.0

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From: Gary Rich
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 15:41
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In article <277q42$ji3@garuda.csulb.edu> mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu (Brent Mosbrook) writes:
>
>I am trying to get several PC's connected to the SCO system via TCP/IP
>(ethernet) running X windows.  
>
>two problems have come up:
>
>1. pc fonts are not defined on unix side (give warning msgs, color not defined)
>   Quarterdeck has bdftosnf instructions.. they say this is not really
>important right now.. more "looks".

It's a performance issue as well as "looks", but yeah it's no big deal.  Move
the fonts over when you get a chance.

>
>2. what is the proper command line??  we have tried:
>rexec <SCO IP #> /usr/bin/X11/scoterm -display <pc IP #>:0
>   "                      "   xterm        "            "
>   "                      "   xdt3          "           "
>
>each has its assorted problems.. we can get the basic desktop, but if
>we choose an application, it says "could not find sco term", or "cannot open
>display".

This just sounds like someone has tinkered your XDesktop file so that the
paths are messed up.  Whoever administers the SCO should be able to help you 
clean this up.
>
>has anyone used these two together before??

I'm using all three right now.  They all work just fine.  I haven't defined
all the sco* colors locally, so scoterm and xdt3 complain a bit as they come up.
I'm not going to lose any sleep over that though.
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From: garyrich@qdeck.com (Gary Rich)
Subject: Re: Desqview/X and SCO ODT 3.0
Organization: Quarterdeck Office Systems, Santa Monica CA
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 15:41:21 GMT
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