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- From: colin@novell.com (Colin Goldstein)
- Subject: Re: How do IBM and FTP TCP/IP packages compare?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.225543.7602@novell.com>
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- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 22:55:43 GMT
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- In article <921109083431@rgam.sc.ti.com> 5692330@mcimail.com (Robert Gammon) writes:
- >
- >>> At some point in the near future, I hope to be able to get the FTP Software
- >>> TCP/IP package for OS/2 via a site-licence. This would make it a lot cheaper
- >[stuff deleted]
- >>> in both intrinsic (e.g. it doesn't have X-Windows - I know this is the case,
- >>> but is it possible to run the IBM X-Windows program over the FTP kernel?)
- >[stuff deleted]
- >>>
- >>> I'd greatly appreciate any information on the differences between these two,
- >>> and what the main considerations ought to be in choosing between them.
- >>>
- >>> Thanks a lot.
- >>>
- >>> Richard Stanton
- >
- >As it presently stands, IBM's X-Windows package will NOT run on top of FTP's
- >stacks. I heard a rumor that they may offer a patch in the near future that
- >would allow this combination to work. I see in the news groups that they are
- >also thinking about a stack that would be visible to DOS and Windows sessions
- >under OS/2. This would considerably expand your choices for X. Contact them
- >at support@ftp.com to follow-up with more detailed answers. I use FTP's product
- >quite happily, I have no need for X.
- >
- Although Novell's Lan WorkPlace for OS/2 (ver 3.0) has no direct X support,
- it does have virtual drivers so it is possible to run most applications
- written to the Lan WorkPlace for DOS in a VDM. This includes X packages
- from Hummingbird and AGE which are both Windows based.
-
- Colin
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