Highlights

• To develop, port, and run X applications on the PC
• Includes OSF/Motif toolkit
• Includes OSF/Motif UIL compiler
• Supports local Motif Window Manager (mwm)
• Available for Windows, Windows NT (Intel, MIPS, & Alpha support), Windows 95 and OS/2 platforms
• X lib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw, Xmu support
• Includes sample source & sample applications
• Supports FAT, VFAT, NTFS, and HPFS file system
• Local X support

Bringing workstation Functionality to PCs

Hummingbird's X Window System development products allow you to design and port X-Window applications from UNIX or VMS to the PC platform. Included is the OSF/Motif toolkit and Hummingbird's PC X server software which provides users with a full X Window System implementation typically found on workstations. Available for the Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT (Intel, MIPS and Alpha) and OS/2 platforms, the Exceed X Development Kits (XDKs) give today's PCs powerful workstation- like functionality by transforming them into a client-host and server, all at the same time.

Functionality

• Hummingbird's X Development Kits incorporate all the X Window System standard libraries and toolkits required to develop X applications on the PC, which include Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw and Xmu. Also available are the OSF/Motif and UIL compilers in addition to sample source and sample applications.
• Local X support permits X clients to be started and/or displayed locally, or remotely on other X servers in the network. Local X support also permits local X clients to run on stand-alone PCs with no network support.

Advantages of X development tools on a PC

Effective Use of PC Resources for the Developer

Programmers and developers can port their X-Window applications from other operating environments such as UNIX or VMS to the Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT or OS/2, platforms. With X applications resident, the PC becomes another host platform capable of distributing applications across the network.

 

Better Use of Workstations

Programmers may 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.

 

Capitalize on Effective Use of Time and Productivity

Development can now take place on a PC away from the workplace and outside of 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 the X Window System on a PC rather than on expensive X workstations. Students can continue their studies, on or off campus, on more accessible PCs.

 

Exceed XDK Features Chart

(1) Exceed-MDK for Windows is an optional software product available to develop OSF/Motif X Window applications , supporting OSF/Motif Rel. 1.2.1 and includes OSF/Motif UIL compiler, and compatible with Hummingbird's Exceed and Exceed/Xpress software for the Windows platform.