From: DKEARNS.TCC@KLAVEN.TCI.COM (DKEARNS)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Subject: For Peter Ballantyne
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:17:22 GMT
Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
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Sorry to use the list for this, but my email keeps getting bounced by
your server, Peter.....


From: DKEARNS.TCC@klaven.tci.com (Dave Kearns)
To: peterb@dg-rtp.dg.com (PBallant)
Subject: RE: Forwarded: Re: X-Windows Software for ODI
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 17:14

FORWARDED MESSAGE from Peter Ballantyne (PBallant @ SMTP
PB> {peterb@svengali.webo.dg.com}) at 11/18/92 1:22 PM
PB>
PB>
DK> ***** NOTES from Dave Kearns (DKEARNS @ TCC) at 11/18/92 8:50 AM
DK>
DK> We're using PCXview (DOS) and X11AT (Windows).......
DK>
DK> -dave
DK>
DK>
DK> ----------------------------------------------------------------
DK>
DK> Dave - I'm considering using PCXview and wondered if you would mind
DK> sharing your experiences and opinions on it?  It has been
DK> recommended to me by others, but I haven't found anyone who has
DK> used it much.  Also, I'm not familiar with the X11AT product - who is
DK> the vendor?  I presume from the name it is a PC implementation of the
DK> X11 software, but what "R" version is it?
DK>
DK> A question about PCXview - does it co-exist with MS_Windows 3.10 and if
DK> so under what circumstances - i.e. does it run under Windows or does
DK> Windows run under PCXview?
DK>
DK> I'm grateful for any info you can offer...
DK>
DK> thanks & regards,
DK>
DK> Peter
DK>
DK> Peter Ballantyne                    peterb@svengali.dg.com
DK> Data General Corp.,
DK> MS 4-45
DK> Route 9
DK> Southboro, MA 01772
DK> (508) 480-7115
***** NOTES from Dave Kearns (DKEARNS @ TCC) at 11/18/92 1:09 PM

X11/AT is by Integrated Inference Machines, Anaheim, CA (714-978-6201). The
version we used (we've switched entirely to PCXview) was version 3.1.3,
based on Xwindows version 11, release 3. There may be a later version by
now.

Haven't tried running PCXview under Windows. One of the reasons we switched
from windows-based to DOS-based was to improve speed, by removing the
MS-windows overhead. As to running MS-windows under Xview, I did (just as
an experiment, please don't try this at home!):

      -run PCXview and open a session on a DECstation
      -run SOFTpc in that session
      -run MS-windows 3.1 in the SOFTpc session

It worked, but I wouldn't like to do that regularly....

We're using a four-pronged approach here: 1)Unix workstations;
2)X-terminals; 3)PCXview; 4)telnet sessions. Those who need graphics use 1,
2 or 3 depending on frequency of use and intensity of graphics application.

-dave

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