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- From: brtmac@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu (Brett McCoy)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
- Subject: Re: X11 and Windows NT (was: Windows NT Report)
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 00:04:00 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- References: <1992Dec23.160416.2512@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <C0Do0q.pn@alsvid.une.edu.au> <1993Jan5.151421.24773@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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- In <1993Jan5.151421.24773@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams) writes:
- >I've gotten several responses that all say similar things; the screen
-
- >is very special under NT and no X11 server is possible unless MS
- >cooperates. I've not heard any statement from MS with respect to X,
- >but given that they are supporting TCP/IP and Posix, it seems to me
- >they have at least a token interest in interoperability. Thus,
- >providing at least some support for X clients seems to be in their
- >interests.
-
- I'm sort of curious. We have a product called HCL-XCEED for Windows.
- This is an X server that runs under Windows. Since it is a Windows
- application and doesn't mess with the bare hardware I don't see any
- reason why it wouldn't run under NT.
- --
- Brett McCoy -- Computing and Network Services, Kansas State University
- "There's nothing like slapping a piece of cardboard on your head and
- wearing a dress to make you feel like you've accomplished something."
- -- me (immediately after graduation)
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