Hummingbird eXceed X Development Toolkits

Hummingbird's X Development Toolkits allow you to develop, port, and run X Windows applications, right on your personal computer. In essence, these X Development Toolkits provide your personal computers with a workstation-like functionality, by transforming your PC into a client-host and server, all at the same time. Hummingbird's X Development products are available for the Microsoft Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, and IBM OS/2 operating systems.

Advantages of Hummingbird X Development Toolkits:

Effective use of PC resources: For example, programmers and developers can port their X Windows applications from other operating environments, such as UNIX and VMS, to the Windows, Windows NT, or OS/2 platforms. With X applications resident on the personal computer, the PC becomes another host platform capable of distributing applications across the network.
Better use of workstations: Programmers can develop and test an X program on the PC before compiling it on a host system. This reduces heavy network traffic and frees up often scarce X workstations.
More effective use of time and increased productivity: Development can now take place on a PC away from the workplace and outside of regular work hours.
Reduce the investment in purchasing workstations: Smaller businesses and departments with restricted budgets can now do application development on a more readily available PC.
Teach X: Universities and educational institutions that typically have a large number of PCs can now teach X Windows on a PC rather than on expensive X workstations. Students can continue their studies, on or off campus, on more accessible PCs.

Developing X Clients on Windows NT

eXceed 4-XDK for Windows NT

This X Development Kit permits users to develop X clients on a PC rather than a remote host, fully exploiting the 32-bit multitasking environment of Windows NT. Programmers can develop and/or port their X Windows applications from UNIX or VMS to the Windows NT Intel, MIPS, or Alpha platforms. Local X support permits X clients to be started and displayed locally, or remotely on another X server in the network. eXceed 4-XDK for Windows NT includes the OSF/Motif Toolkit, a library of development tools, including Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw, and Xmu, and provides users with sample applications and sample source. This X Development Toolkit also includes Hummingbird's Exceed 5 for Windows NT PC X server, for full access to X Windows applications across the network.

Hummingbird's X Development Toolkit for Windows NT features:

Local X support, which allows you to (1) start and display X clients locally, or remotely on other X servers on the network; (2) run X clients on standalone PCs with no network support; and (3) manage local X clients via Hummingbird's Local Console
Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw, and Xmu support
OSF/Motif Toolkit support
OSF/Motif UIL compiler
Sample source and sample applications
Support for NTFS and FAT file systems

Software Prerequisites to Develop X Clients on Windows NT:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system, Release 3.x
Microsoft C compiler for Windows NT
Microsoft SDK for Windows NT
Hummingbird's X Development Kit, eXceed 4-XDK for Windows NT

Developing X Clients on OS/2

Taking full advantage of the multitasking capabilities and high performance of the 32-bit OS/2 operating system, programmers are able to run, display, port, and design X Windows clients on a PC running IBM's OS/2 operating system, using Hummingbird's X Development Kit for OS/2. This XDK is included with both Exceed/OS2, Hummingbird's PC X server for OS/2, and Exceed/Xpress-OS2, the high speed serial access X server.

Exceed XDK for OS/2

Hummingbird's X Development Toolkit for OS/2 features:

Local X support, which allows you to (1) start and display X clients locally, or remotely on other X servers on the network; (2) run X clients on standalone PCs with no network support; and (3) manage local X clients via Hummingbird's Local Console
Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw, and Xmu support
Sample source and sample applications
Support for HPFS and FAT file systems

Software Prerequisites to Develop X Clients on OS/2:

IBM OS/2 operating system, Release 2.1 or higher
IBM C set++ (IBM C/C++)
Hummingbird's X Development Kit, included with eXceed/OS2 and eXceed/Xpress-OS2

Developing X Clients on the Microsoft Windows Platform

Hummingbird's X Developemnt Kit is included with both Exceed 5 for Windows, Hummingbird's X server for Windows PCs, and Exceed/Xpress 5 for Windows, the serial access PC X server. This XDK permits programmers to run, display, and design X clients on a PC running Windows. To further enhance X client development, Exceed/W-MDK, an optional OSF/Motif Toolkit, is offered, allowing developers to create OSF/Motif X applications on a PC rather than on a remote host.
Hummingbird's X Development Toolkit for Windows features:

Local X support, which allows you to (1) start and display X clients locally, or remotely on other X servers on the network; (2) run X clients on standalone PCs with no network support; and (3) manage local X clients via Hummingbird's Local Console
Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw, and Xmu support
Sample source and sample applications
Support for FAT file systems

Software Prerequisites to Develop X Clients on Windows:

Microsoft Windows operating system, Release 3.1 or higher
Microsoft C compiler Vers. 6.0AX or 7.0 or Visual C++ Vers. 1.0 and 1.5
Microsoft SDK for Windows
Hummingbird's X Development Kit, included with eXceed 4 for Windows and eXceed/Xpress 4 for Windows

eXceed/W-MDK

To complement the X Development Kit included with eXceed 4 for Windows and eXceed/Xpress 4 for Windows, this OSF/Motif Toolkit allows developers to create and run Motif X Window clients on a PC rather than a remote host, and to display them on the local PC or a remote X server. To assist the developer, sample applications and sample source are included. eXceed/W-MDK supports Microsoft C compiler (Vers.6.0AX, and Vers.7.0) and includes the Motif User Interface Language (UIL) compiler. To utilize this product, you must have installed Hummingbird's X Development Kit included with eXceed 4 for Windows or eXceed/Xpress 4 for Windows.
Other requirements: Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit, Microsoft C compiler, and minimum 8MB memory on the PC.

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