XWindows ??

[Alan Mimms]

In article <7506 at cica.cica.indiana.edu>, Don.Gilbert at IUBio.Bio.Indiana.Edu (Don Gilbert) writes:
|> I am close to deciding on a purchase of A/UX

Good choice.

|> Will I be able to run 
|> XWindow clients and server together under A/UX on a stand-alone mac?

Yes.  See below for more info.

|> Someone, probably here, said A/UX 2.0.1, due in January (?) will
|> include X Window System in the bundle, rather than as a separate
|> item.   Can anyone verify this and do you know if the price of
|> A/UX will change due to this?  I'm trying to fit this into a
|> tight budget.

Actually, what A/UX 2.0.1 includes with regard to the X Window System is
an Apple product called MacX, which is an X Window System SERVER (only).
(Actually, it does include a few other things, but not clients per se.)
Thus, you'll need to get a complete set of X11 CLIENTS as well, in order
to use A/UX as an X11 workstation and development environment.  You can
get a product from Apple called the X Window System for A/UX, which
includes an MIT-style X11 server, as well as MacX, and a full set of
clients and development libraries and etc. for $350.  You can get this
from the Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA).

I do not believe the price of A/UX will change due to the inclusion of
MacX.

An alternative to purchase of the X Window System for A/UX to use as a
cost-savings measure would be to take the MIT X11R4 sources and compile
them on A/UX.  This is fairly straightforward, if somewhat
time-consuming.  (Note that our X Window System product is NOT a
straight port; very significant enchancements -- especially with regard
to performance -- are built into the software, and an excellent set of
manuals above and beyond the normal MIT manual pages is included.)

(To be strictly accurate, A/UX 2.0.1 DOES include an X11 client: xcalc.)

|> -- Don
|> 
|> Don.Gilbert at iubio.bio.indiana.edu    
|> biology dept., indiana univ.,  bloomington, in 47405, usa  

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