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- X A P P E A L - T R I A L V E R S I O N 1 . 4 . 3
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- Copyright (c) Xtreme s.a.s. 1992, 1993, 1994 - All rights reserved
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- PURPOSE
-
- The purpose of this trial version is to show at no cost the features
- of X Appeal, our X Server for the DOS environment on 386+ machines.
-
-
- FEATURES
-
- The main features of X Appeal are:
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- - Full X11R5 Server implementation (8 bit / pixel), including PEX and
- font server support (using a font server can save several megabytes
- on each PC running the X Server)
- - Support for most SVGA boards, with special features like run-time
- resolution switching and panning on a bigger virtual screen (this
- allows full use of video memory even with a low resolution monitor)
- - Very fast screen painting, exceeding 20000 Xstones in 1024x768
- resolution with 256 colors on a 486/33 (results may vary depending
- on the display card model)
- - 32 bit flat mode with virtual memory to remove client restrictions
- (more than 100 clients could run even on 2MB 386SX machines,
- providing enough disk space for swapping)
- - Built-in TCP/IP network support, using the packet driver interface
- for the Ethernet board (free packet driver collection included)
- - Built-in rcp/rsh server, to allow file transfers and the execution
- of useful DOS functions without leaving the X environment
- - X Display Manager Control Protocol support (for hosts running xdm)
- - X-Authorization (MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1)
- - Font compiler and RGB database utilities
- - Interactive installation and configuration utility
- - Can emulate a 3-button mouse with a 2-button mouse
- - Support for national keyboard layouts
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-
- The trial version has the same features of the production version,
- with the following limitations:
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- - The maximum number of client TCP connections is limited to 8.
- - It can be used for evaluation only, for a limited time (30 days).
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- The equipment needed to run X Appeal must include the following
- items:
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- - A PC with a 386 or 486 (DX or SX) processor (a floating point
- coprocessor is not required, but can help using PEX)
- - At least 2 MB RAM (4 MB recommended); extended memory can be used
- when configured with XMS or VCPI managers, but DPMI is unsupported
- (therefore X Appeal cannot run from within a DOS window under MS
- Windows)
- - MS-DOS 3.30 or later
- - A pointing device with Microsoft Mouse compatible driver
- - An Ethernet card or other device compatible with packet drivers
- - At least 2.5 MB of free hard disk space (if using the font server;
- otherwise around 9 MB are needed when using the 75 dpi fonts, and
- around 13 MB if using also the 100 dpi fonts); some more space can
- be needed for swapping if running with the minimum amount of RAM.
- - A Super VGA card using a supported chipset; the list of supported
- chipsets for the trial version includes:
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- Acumos AVGA2
- Ahead (V5000A, V5000B)
- ATI Technologies (18800, 28800, MACH8, MACH32)
- Avance Logic AL2101
- Chips & Technologies (82C452, 82C453, F65510, F65520, F65530)
- Cirrus Logic (GD5422, GD5424, GD5426, GD5428)
- Compaq (AVGA, QVision)
- Everex (Ev236, Ev620, Ev629, Ev673, Ev678)
- Genoa (6400, 7900)
- MXIC 68010
- NCR (77C22E, 77C22E+)
- Oak Technologies (OTI-067, OTI-077, OTI-087)
- Paradise (PVGA1A )
- Primus P2000
- Realtek (RT3106)
- S3 (86c911, 86c924, 86c801/805, 86c928)
- Trident (8900B, 8900C)
- Tseng Labs (ET3000, ET4000, ET4000/W32)
- Video Seven
- Western Digital (WD90C00, WD90C10, WD90C11, WD90C30, WD90C31)
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- Email for the current driver status.
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- TRIAL KIT CONTENTS
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- The trial kit is made by this documentation file (XAPPEAL.TXT) and
- four ZIP archives (XAP14D1.ZIP to XAP14D4.ZIP), each one to be
- extracted on a high density 1.44 MB or 1.2 MB floppy disk, to make
- the four-disk installation kit.
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- The fourth disk (filled with the contents of XAP14D4.ZIP) is only
- needed when installing the 100 dpi fonts; users with low to medium
- resolution displays only need the first three disks to complete
- installation.
-
- The ZIP archives can also be extracted on a directory on the hard
- disk and the installation carried out from there, following the same
- procedure.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Insert the first disk in the A: drive and run: A:XINSTALL
-
- The installation program will ask some configuration questions and
- then will install X Appeal on your hard disk. For more information,
- or in case of installation problems, refer to the manual on the
- second disk, contained in the XAPMAN.ZIP archive; it is also
- available in the installation directory.
-
- If you do not know the VGA chip used on your display card, you can
- run the utility program WHICHVGA.EXE on the first disk; it will try
- to determine the chip brand and model and the driver needed during
- installation; remember the driver name and start installation.
-
- Avoid to modify the system date after the installation of the trial
- version; this could cause the trial period to expire prematurely.
-
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- COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING
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- X Appeal is a trademark of Xtreme s.a.s.
-
- The trial version of X Appeal is Copyright (c) Xtreme s.a.s., that
- retains the full ownership on it; no modification can be made on the
- executable files included in the trial kit. For the complete list
- of licensing conditions, see the manual on the installation
- directory.
-
- The trial version can be freely copied and redistributed, with no
- royalty whatsoever, and can be used for testing purposes on one
- machine at a time per testing site, during a trial period of 30
- days (these limitations are enforced by software).
- ANY USE OF THE PRODUCT NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
- CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF THE LICENSING CONDITIONS.
-
- X Appeal is based on the X Window System, Version 11, Release 5.
- X Window System is a trademark of the Massachusetts Institute of
- Technology. See the manual on the installation directory for a list
- of all the applicable copyright notices and trademarks.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- XTREME DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
- INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS,
- IN NO EVENT SHALL XTREME BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
- LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
- NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
- CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-
-
- ORDERING INFORMATION
-
- The base license fee for a single user copy of X Appeal is US$ 240.
- Low cost versions are available; a single user license starts under
- US$ 100, depending on applicable discounts; see below.
-
- License fees for multiple users at the same site are lower; they can
- be computed using the following formula:
-
- 1160 N is the number of licensed users
- P = 95 + ------- where:
- 7 + N P is the price per user in US$
-
- The site license fee for an unlimited number of users is US$ 24000.
-
- A special introductory discount of 50% is available for customers
- licensing X Appeal Lite, a version with the same features of the
- base X Appeal product, but with a limit of 16 client TCP connections.
-
- Academic and educational institutions are entitled to get an
- additional 30% discount.
-
- The following table shows some pricing examples (per-user prices):
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- +-------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
- | Users | X Appeal |X Appeal with | X Appeal |X Appeal Lite |
- | | |academic disc.| Lite |academic disc.|
- +-------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
- | 1 | 240 | 168 | 120 | 84 |
- | 2 | 224 | 157 | 112 | 78 |
- | 5 | 192 | 134 | 96 | 67 |
- | 10 | 163 | 114 | 82 | 57 |
- | 20 | 138 | 97 | 69 | 48 |
- | 50 | 115 | 81 | 58 | 40 |
- | 100 | 106 | 74 | 53 | 37 |
- +-------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
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- A contribution for shipping charges will be added for orders under
- 5 users (US$ 15 for shipments within Europe, US$ 25 for shipment to
- other countries).
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- Customers who already own the distribution disks and only need to
- register their copy are entitled to an additional US$ 20 discount.
-
- An upgrade and support contract is available for interested customers
- at a yearly rate equal to 10% of the license fee paid for the
- product. The contract guarantees to the customer the availability
- of any update and/or upgrade released during the year.
- For customers with no upgrade contract, each new versions is
- available at 10% of the paid license fee.
- The above rates do not include shipping.
-
- All orders have to be confirmed in writing. Fax orders are accepted,
- followed by a copy of the order by ordinary mail.
- Please use the file ORDER.FRM on the first installation disk when
- submitting an order.
- Orders from EEC countries must include the V.A.T. code.
- Customers licensing copies for personal use and without a Purchase
- Order from a company or other organization need to prepay the license
- fee; their copy will be shipped and/or registered as soon as the
- payment will be effective.
- The package is shipped within one week after order reception, unless
- adverse conditions cause some unwanted delay.
- Reseller inquiries welcome.
-
- Payment by means of international draft in US$ or bank remittance
- in US$ on the account no. 48901.21 c/o Banca Toscana, Ag. 2, Piazza
- Matteotti 1, 57125 Livorno, Italy.
-
- All orders must be placed to:
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- Xtreme s.a.s.
- Fax: +39-586-502310
- E-mail: xappeal@xtreme.it
- Administration: Via Marradi 149 - 57125 Livorno - Italy
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