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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!decwrl!csus.edu!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: An X-idea... Message-ID: <1+vmwqk.hasty@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 04 Aug 92 02:26:27 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <BsEytB.LDA@acsu.buffalo.edu> Lines: 30 In article <BsEytB.LDA@acsu.buffalo.edu> ferrick@acsu.buffalo.edu (Patrick K. Ferrick) writes: >Given that lots of people (myself included) seem to be interested in running >X, here's a suggestion: > >How about using XKernel to turn a Sun 3/50 into a large, reasonably fast, high >resolution X-terminal for use with 386bsd? Could such a machine be made to >find XKernel via NFS/TCP/IP from a 386bsd filesystem? It seems to me that >this might substantially reduce the display load on the host system. > >I have heard that used 3/50s go for around $400; many of you may even have a >small flock of them in a back room somewhere! Any comments? > >pat Have you try running X386-2E 1.1 for 386bsd 0.1? Amancio