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- From: st1y2@elroy.uh.edu (Gray, William W.)
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- Subject: Re: PC X-Servers
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 04:08 CST
- Organization: University of Houston
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- In article <1993Jan4.085754.29587@nuscc.nus.sg>, ccetky@nuscc.nus.sg (Tung Kwong Yeong) writes...
- >I am currently looking for a PC X-Server software. Are there any
- >articles on the comparison of the different types of PC X-Server like
- >exCeed/W, DESQviewX and XVision? What are some of the pitfalls to look
- >out for in selecting a PC X-Server? I am also interested in the hardware
- >configuration, whether a 8M RAM and a 1M video RAM is sufficient to run
- >visualization of scientific data applications? Is a 17" monitor is
- >pleasant enough to work with? Any comments would be much appreciated.
- Well, I prefers SPAC for X, but I use Xwindows too, the only down fall being the speed, If you are using loal bus machies and FATSxxx fast
- 486s no problem. I have used DesqviewX and like it, as for the
- 17" monitors, they are OK but it depends on the applications
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- >
- >Regards
- >
- >Mr Tung, Kwong Yeong
- >Analyst Programmer
- >National University of SIngapore
- >Computer Centre
- >Internet: ccetky@nuscc.nus.sg
- >
- >
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