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Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.bsd,comp.windows.x,comp.answers,news.answers Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in1.uu.net!128.100.1.3!utcsri!info.ecf!steve From: steve@border.com (Steve Kotsopoulos) Subject: X on Intel-based Unix Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] Summary: X options for Intel-based Unix (SYSV/386, BSD, Linux, Mach) Originator: steve@ecf.toronto.edu Sender: news@ecf.toronto.edu (News Administrator) Message-ID: <E9I999.A9F@ecf.toronto.edu> Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 13:53:33 GMT Expires: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT X-Nntp-Posting-Host: skule.ecf Reply-To: steve@border.com Organization: Secure Computing Canada Ltd. Followup-To: poster Lines: 157 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.windows.x.i386unix:23186 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9660 comp.unix.bsd:16884 comp.windows.x:96741 comp.answers:23628 news.answers:12619 Archive-name: x-faq/Intel-Unix-X-faq Last-modified: 2 Oct 1996 This article includes answers to: What free options are there for X software on Intel-based Unix? What commercial options are there for X software on Intel-based Unix? What other sources of information are there? Introduction ============ This FAQ covers general questions about X on Intel-based Unix, but not topics that are already in other FAQs such as the general X FAQ that is regularly posted by David B. Lewis <faq%craft@uunet.uu.net> or the XFree86 FAQ, etc. The latest version of this article is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.x.org:/contrib/faqs/Intel-Unix-X-faq.Z If you have anything to add or change on this FAQ just let me know. Please do not ask me questions that are not answered in this FAQ. I don't have time to respond to these individually. Instead, post your question to the net, and send me the question and answer together when you get it. Frequently Asked Questions About X on Intel-based Unix (with answers) ===================================================================== Subject: What free options are there for X software on Intel-based Unix? The most popular option is XFree86, which is an enhanced version of X386. X386 is the port of the X11 server to System V/386 that was done by Thomas Roell <roell@xinside.com>. XFree86 is a freeware project which has its roots in Thomas Roell's X386 work. It is a port of X11R6 that supports several versions of Intel- based Unix and Unix-like operating systems. This release consists of new features and performance improvements as well as many bug fixes. The release is available as source patches against the X Consortium X11R6 code, as well as binary distributions for many architectures. XFree86 is available from ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86 and the mirror sites that are listed there. More detailed information and the XFree86 FAQ are on their web site, url http://www.xfree86.org Several other options are available for people running NeXTSTEP on i486 and Pentium hardware. Information on mouseX, Cub'X and Co-Xist is available via anonymous ftp from cs.orst.edu in /pub/next/XNeXT. Subject: What commercial options are there for X software on Intel-based Unix? 1) Metro Link 4711 North Powerline Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (305) 938-0283 Fax: (305) 938-1982 email: sales@metrolink.com http://www.metrolink.com/ Summary: OS: AT&T System V 3.2, Interactive, Linux, LynxOS, QNX, SCO ODT, SCO UNIX, Solaris x86, System V 4.0, System V 4.2, UnixWare 1.1/2.0, Venix HW: Many graphics cards including those based on: VGA, 8514, S3, ATI Mach 8/32/64, ET3000, ET4000, Matrox MGA, Cirrus Logic, Western Digital including boards from: ATI, Diamond, Matrox, Number Nine, Orchid, Pixelworks, Trident. Other: Motif, XIE Imaging Extension, Xv Video Extension, Audio Drivers, Multi Media Tools 2) X Inside Incorporated 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80202 +1.303.298.7478, 800.XINSIDE [800.946.7433] Fax: +1.303.298.1406 email: sales@xinside.com Email: info@xinside.com Web: http://www.xinside.com/ Anon-FTP: ftp.xinside.com Mail lists: majordomo@xinside.com Summary: OS: BSDI, FreeBSD and Linux HW: Over 416 graphics boards from over 50 vendors, almost any monitor. Other: Included extensions: MIT-SCREEN-SAVER, MIT-SHM, Double-Buffering, SHAPE, XIdle, XsightExtension. Optional Enhancements: Multihead, OpenGL, Motif 2.0. See web site for the most current list of supported boards and a free downloadable compatability demo of the server. The X Inside server, known as 'accelerated X', is bundled into the Caldera implementation of Linux, and with BSDI's BSD/os. 3) The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. p.o. box 1900 Santa Cruz, California 95061 (408) 425 7222, (800) SCO UNIX, FAX: (408) 458 4227 email: info@sco.com Summary: OS: ODT 1.1, ODT 2.0, ODT 3.0 HW: X11R5 server support for SVGA, 8514/A, S3, TMS340x0, GD5426, P9000, ET4000/W32, Mach32, WD90C33, 86C801, 86C805, 86C928, WD90C31, XGA2, QVision, misc. localbus video systems (see Hardware Compatibility Handbook for actual card vendors). Other: Motif 4) Answer Software & Consulting p.o. box 14171 Columbus, Ohio 43214 614-263-XLAB email: sales@x4coher.com Summary: OS: Coherent 4.0.1r72 or greater HW: works with any VESA compliant video 5) OpenWindows (shipped as part of the Solaris for x86 OS) SunSoft Inc. 2550 Garcia Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: 415-960-3200 Summary: OS: Solaris for x86, SunSoft's version of SVR4 HW: ATI, Cirrus, S3, 8514, VGA, XGA, Matrox, Weitek, etc. Complete list of supported cards available by mailing x86hcl@sun.com. Other: X11R5 clients, XView, OLIT, DeskSet, Adobe Display PostScript, XGL (3D Graphics), XIL (Imaging) 6) Mark Williams Company Mark Williams Company went out of business about Feb 2 1995. Check comp.os.coherent for details and flamewars. NOTE: Other commercial vendors (including OS vendors describing bundled software) are welcome to submit summary information such as the above. Subject: What other sources of information are there? There is a Usenet news group comp.windows.x.i386unix that contains mostly discussions about XFree86 and related topics. Many questions can be answered there. For information on X packages for DOS systems, consult the (PC)NFS FAQ available from seagull.rtd.com:/pub/tcpip/pcnfs.FAQ.v1.2.Z More general X information can be found elsewhere in the comp.windows.x hierarchy, and the FAQs that are posted regularly there. -- Steve Kotsopoulos Research and Development, BorderWare Firewall Server steve@border.com Secure Computing Canada Ltd. http://www.border.com