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- From: bjorn@darmok.uoregon.edu (Bjorn S. Fjeld Pettersen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: RS/6000 and NeXT Machines
- Message-ID: <1i7nn2INNh4m@pith.uoregon.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 22:01:06 GMT
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- In article <1i7alnINNiok@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles
- Henrich) writes:
- > duca@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Karen Duca, a.k.a. Rocky) writes:
- >
- > >My group is considering getting a NeXT as a client machine for an RS/6000.
- > >Seeing as the RS has been such a "delight" to use since we got it several
- > >months ago, I want to make sure that this mating is compatible before we
- > >go ahead. Any suggestions from people who are working with these two
- > >machines now? What software is the best for running X-Windows on the NeXT?
- >
- > The next is the *worse* machine in the world to do Xwindows on. (IMHO).
- Your
- > better off going with something like the Sun ELC, or Sun Classic. The
- reasons
- > for NeXT doing a bad job are fairly straightforward, first of all the mouse
- is
- > only two buttons, secondly the resolution of a NeXT is much less than a Sun
- > doing X.
- >
- > My experiences are with the PD X implementation and Co-Xist
- >
- > -Crh
- > --
- >
- >
- > Charles Henrich Michigan State University henrich@crs.cl.msu.edu
-
- --
-
- It all depends on what you are going to use the NeXTs for. If you need X
- terminals, I would consider getting a Sun (or something equivalent :) If
- however you are planning to use your RS/6000 as a server, the NeXT is usually a
- very good front end. If you are planning on interfacing to (different)
- databases the NeXT is by far the most powerful machine around (IMHO).
-
- For a fuller discussion on client/server issues and the NeXT, you could try
- calling NeXT and asking for "NeXT Computer, Inc.'s Network Server Strategy". If
- you get to the right person in a reasonable amount of time (I have no idea who
- has this document) -- send me an e-mail with your mailing address, and I will
- mail it to you :) (it's only six pages)
-
- Always trying to be helpful :)
-
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