Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!bloom-beacon!VAX.FTP.COM!stev From: stev@VAX.FTP.COM Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: re: any x.11 servers for dos? Message-ID: <8908091748.AA04106@vax.ftp.com> Date: 9 Aug 89 17:48:43 GMT Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 43 [this may be a repeat, i didnt see it come back to me, if so, sorry to bother you again with it.] *> BEWARE -- make sure the Ethernet adapter you intend to use is *> supported! Ask, and demand a guarantee. We recently got stung because *> the 3COM driver they supply doesn't work with the 503 *> adapter -- which (you guessed it) is what we bought.. * *The 3c503 is, in general, a bad choice for just that reason. Although it's *very powerful, it is apparently very difficult to program; most packages *simply do not have drivers for it. The UB NIC board, Western Digital WD8003E, *and 3com 3c501 seem to be pretty safe. * -scott e. garfinkle * Digital Analysis Corp. * as it turns out, there are (at least) two companies selling versions of X11 running on the 3c503. HP sells a product called AXDS/PC (accelerated XWindows Display System/PC). GSS (graphic software systems) sells a product called X-View. both run on FTP Software's version 2.03 kernels. we support all production 3com boards, and most of the other boards available in the US. if you are interested, i can dig up the addresses/part numbers/phone numbers of both of them. small reviews: AXDS/PC requires a HP made graphics board, and the board really wants one of the bigger, expensive monitors (NEC XL, as an example), which 780X1000 resolution. on the other hand, coupled with a fast network interface, this really is an impressive show. last i had heard, this had been showed at some shows, but not released. that may have changed by now. X-View is a software only package that supports an impressive array of E/VGA cards for AT class machines. it also supports EMS/extended memory. both allow one to shell escape to dos, neither allow one to open a DOS window. there may also be others that support the 3c503, there was one company i heard of that supported MS-Windows also, allowing one to run dos applications along with X applications. more information, like a company anme, i dont have. stev knowles stev@ftp.com ftp software 617-246-0900