Highlights

• Fully X11 Release 5 compliant
• Real or protected mode server implementation
• Supports standard graphics cards and chipsets
• Up to 1280x1024 and up to 256 colors
• Supports 22 transports, DEC net, IPX/SPX
• Hot Key to DOS
• Local and Remote Window Manager
• Local Telnet
• Virtual Desktop provides a virtual screen much larger than the actual display
• Xtrace - protocol tracer for client debugging

High Performance X Server for PCs running DOS

Exceed for DOS lets you harness the power of UNIX, VMS, and other operating systems from the convenience of your PC, providing fast and efficient access to X-based hosts.

Without losing the advantages of DOS, personal computer users can access and display, on a single PC screen, multiple X applications from UNIX hosts and other operating systems, across TCP/IP networks, DEC net, and UnixWare IPX/SPX.

Exceed for DOS provides the dual functionality of operating in either real mode (for 286 PCs) or protected mode (for 386, 486, and Pentium-based machines).

Functionality

Main Server Features

• Real & protected mode implementation
• MIT X11 Release 5 fully compliant
• Supports up to 32 client connections simultaneously
• Control Panel: This local client provides user information, update resources usage (e.g. available memory) and allows startup of other local clients
• Backing store and save unders to reduce network traffic
• Escape to DOS feature lets users switch between DOS and the server without having to restart. Users can escape to the DOS shell or to any DOS process
• Xtrace: Sophisticated protocol tracing captures all X protocol packets to help with client debugging

Window Managers

• Choice of Window Manager. You may run any host-based window manager such as Motif or choose to run local hwm (Hummingbird Window Manager).
• hwm a simple, yet powerful local X window manager provides:
• Motif look and feel, supports motif hints
• Runs on the PC, which dramatically decreases network traffic and speeds up all window management functions
• Conforms to ICCCM specifications
• Virtual Desktop provides users with a virtual screen much larger than the actual display, presenting a bird's-eye view of all active X applications which the user can move on and off the screen. This reduces desktop clutter and allows users, who do not have the luxury of a 19" monitor the ability to easily and quickly navigate between multiple windows
• Click-to-focus or point-to-focus
• User definable menus and multi-level menus
• Icon manager support for easy manipulation of icons
• hwm may be stopped or started at any time
• Built-in xrdb support so that a resource database can be maintained locally

Communications & Security Features

• Startup methods: Telnet (htelnet, a local TELNET window), REXEC, RSH, dterm, PCX$SERVER, XDMCP (indirect, query, broadcast), and PASSIVE
• XDMCP security
• Access database - restricts server access to only authorized hosts

Font Features

• X11 R5 font support - font server scalable fonts
• User friendly interactive utility allows a graphic preview of any of the X fonts supplied
• Full interactive support for all the font naming and alias schemes, including wild card font requests
• A font compiler is provided which compiles .bdf and .pcf format fonts into the server's font database
• Log all font requests to a log file
• Fonts: OpenLook, DEC, HP, IBM, 75dpi, 100dpi Andrew, PC, Miscellaneous
• Unlimited font size - not restricted to 64KB enabling the use of oriental fonts, e.g. Kanji

Display/Keyboard/Mouse Features

• Display adapter support: EGA, VGA, Super VGA, IBM 8514A, XGA, XGA2, TIGA 2 & S3 chipset (see list)
• In 8514A, XGA/XGA2, and S3 modes Exceed for DOS directly accesses the graphics card registers which substantially increases both speed and performance
• Plane mask support
• PseudoColor, StaticColor, GrayScale, StaticGray, TrueColor visuals
• 17 International keyboard mappings
• DEC LK450/LK250 keyboard support
• 3 button emulation on 2 button mouse

Performance Optimization

• Tuning network performance: Users can tune the TCP/IP adapter and network configuration to obtain optimal performance

Transport Support

• TCP/lP

Supports Hummingbird's TCP/IP for DOS and Windows and the following TCP/IP transports:

• 3COM, 3COM TCP, 3+ Open TCP
• Artisoft Inc., LANtastic for TCP/IP
• Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd., BWNFS
• DEC Pathworks TCP/IP
• FTP Software Inc., PC/TCP Network software for DOS
• HP, ARPA services
• IBM Corp., TCP/IP for DOS
• Locus Computing Corp., TCP/IP for DOS
• Microsoft Corp., LAN Manager
• Microdyne, EXOS Net Station for DOS, EXCELAN LAN Workplace TCP/IP Transport System
• Novell Inc., LAN Workplace TCP/IP
• Spry Inc., Air for Windows TCP/IP
• Sun Microsystems Inc., PC-NFS
• The Wollongong Group Inc., Pathway Access for DOS
• Ungermann-Bass Inc., Net/One TCP BNS/PC
• Walker, Richer & Quinn Inc., Reflection Network Series - TCP Connection
• DECnet
  • DEC, DECnet for DOS
  • Concurrent DEC net and Pathworks TCP/IP
• IPX/SPX
  • Novell NetWare IPX/SPX for operation with UnixWare

Hardware and Software requirements on your PC

• IBM PC/AT or PS/2 compatible 80286, 80386, 80486, or Pentium PC
• Minimum memory requirements - 640KB for real mode implementation, and 1.64MB for protected mode implementation. (2 MB recommended)
• Memory Manager (optional), DPMl, VCPl (QEMM, 386 MAX, DOS 5 EMM386), XMS or direct BIOS method
• Min. 7.5 MB hard disk for storing S/W
• 3.5" 1.44MB disk drive
• Microsoft mouse or compatible
• Color or analog monochrome monitor
• Graphics adapter - (see list)
• TCP/IP transport, DECnet, or Novell's Netware IPX/SPX for operation with UnixWare IPX/SPX
• Network adapter supported by transport
• PC-DOS or MS-DOS 3.0 or higher