problem with xterm on RS6000NN

[Pat Ward]

In article 5348 Mark Allender writes:
>My next question is why the hell is there a problem with this in the first place.
>I cannot for the life of me understand what is so damn difficult about getting 

Your point is well-taken, but you must first understand that xterm is a program
that has evolved from kluge piled on kluge. The one X application that is the
LEAST likely to port easily is xterm.

What is it that you want xterm to do - that aixterm doesn't do? Xterm has no
color support unless you hack the livin' bejaysus out of it. Or are you of the
opinion that you can't use a tool unless you've got the source?

Let me guess... You want to use xterm to run the C-Shell - right? Take the time
to learn aixterms' capabilities, and use the Korn Shell (or bash). You'll save
yourself a lot of grief, and you'll probably decide you're better off.

> Why AIX?

Why not. A better question is "Why Sun OS?" (You know... that crippled-Xenix
work-alike). Or why NCR Tower OS? I personally would like to see AIX succeed, just
to keep AT&T Unix developers awake.

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