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Grex Micros Item 68: Desq View X
Entered by scg on Sat Dec 18 05:32:41 UTC 1993:

Does anybody know anything about Desq View X?  I've heard it can run windows
applications without actually having to use windows.  Is it like the version
of Desq View that won't run windows applications in terms of being very easy
to use without a mouse?

5 responses total.

#1 of 5 by danr on Sat Dec 18 14:16:41 1993:

I don't think it runs windows a la Microsoft Windows.  The X stands for
X-Windows, a Unix windowing environment. With DesqView X, your PC can
be used as an X-Windows terminal.

#2 of 5 by jdg on Sat Dec 18 17:49:25 1993:

Not quite.  DesqView X requires an add-on "Network Manager" package, plus
you also need to purchase an underlying "middleware" TCP/IP driver to
go with your network hardware.  Once you've done all that, you can turn
your $3,000 pc into a $1,500 X-Terminal.

#3 of 5 by remmers on Sat Dec 18 18:01:33 1993:

In current parlance that's what's called an "expensive solution."

#4 of 5 by danr on Sat Dec 18 19:49:31 1993:

...if all you plan to do with the PC is run X-windows.  Presumably,
the user will also do other things--like run Flight Simulator--
with the PC.

#5 of 5 by bdp on Sat Jan 22 05:30:00 1994:

DV-X's APIs can be used to write/run DV software that has nice graphics, too.
But generally, it's slower, and more of a resource hog than regular DV.

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