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- From: rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM (R. Snyder)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l
- Subject: Re: advise needed for sas on SparClassic
- Message-ID: <199301211558.AA14022@lobby.ti.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:58:02 GMT
- Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.BITNET>
- Reply-To: "R. Snyder" <rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM>
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- In-Reply-To: <199301201829.AA06442@lobby.ti.com>; from "Dale Houston" at Jan
- 20, 93 1:26 pm
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- SUBJECT: X Windows on a PC
- SUMMARY: HCL gives excellent results
- REL/PLTF: 6.07/HP300
- E-ADDR: rsnyder@lobby.ti.com
- NAME: Bob Snyder
- COMPANY: Texas Instruments, Sherman, TX
- PHONE: (903) 868-5799
- FAX: (903) 868-7240
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- Dale Houston Says:
- >
- > X-Windows on a PC tends to be pretty slow, although a fast PC
- > w/accelerated graphics might do the trick. I've used X under TCP/IP
- > for OS/2 on a slowish PS/2. It was too slow for me to recommend,
- > although I wouldn't recommend running Os/2 on that PC either.
- >
- I use HCL's X Windows emulation product on a 486 (EISA) with no special
- graphics equipment and obtain excellent results. The speed limiter is LAN
- speed, not the PC.
-
- Regards,
- Bob
-