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- From: xmpcwsh@DP7UP.DP7UP.COM (Bill Harris)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: Coherent does have graphics!
- Message-ID: <m0nA7I4-00025nC@dp7up.dp7up.com>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 00:10:00 GMT
- References: <9301062213.AA22879@grumpy.cis.uoguelph.ca>
- Sender: daemon@presto.ig.com
- Reply-To: "Coherent operating system" <COHERENT@indycms.bitnet>
- Organization: Dr Pepper Company/The Seven-Up Company, Dallas
- Lines: 24
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- In article <9301062213.AA22879@grumpy.cis.uoguelph.ca> you write:
- >> Last time I checked, there was one *major* disadvantage to Coherent:
- >> No graphics support! Makes running X kind'a difficult ?
- >
- >Not so! I ported MGR with help from Udo, Vance, Grant and others. I am
- >running MGR in VGA 640x480 mode as I type this message in a window!
- >
- >Work on X is also going well, I am told... We are trying to coordinate some
- >work on the graphics for both X and MGR so that it will run on the same cards
- >and modes.
- >
- >Harry
-
- Is MGR available for 4.0 via ftp? What else is required to run it. I'm
- fixing to install Coherent onto my toshiba 1800 notebook and was wondering
- if it would run int 2megs of RAM.
-
- Bill
-
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- Bill Harris - MIS xmpcwsh@dp7up.com
- Dr Pepper/The Seven-Up Company The opinions expressed are my
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