Re: Xwindows GS?

[erik@hypermall.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

In article <3p888n$m1o@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>, mcafee@umich.edu
(Sean McAfee) wrote:

> I'm just starting to get heavily involved with Xwindows.  Being the die-hard
> Apple II fan that I am, I can't help but wonder if a port of Xwindows to the
> GS is possible, if and when GS/TCP comes out.  (I would also guess that a
> Second Sight card and an accelerator would be a virtual necessity.)
> 
> Does anyone have an opinion as to how practical this idea is?  If not, I'll
> probably start investigating the problem as soon as I'm more familiar with X
> and the required resources for the GS are available, but I'd rather not waste
> my time if the project is clearly unfeasible.
> 
It's been some time since I installed X on anything, but I think that
beyond the GS/TCP, accelerator, and Second Sight card, you would need a
MASSIVE amount of RAM. If memory serves, X was HUGE on the AViiON...Almost
as big as Windows 95

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