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Re: [TCLUG:3372] UI (was: Windows NT pricing)



> > Could you please post more information on these?  I'd be interested in
> > trying an alternative to X.

Is there any alternative to X that does acceptable X-emulating so you can
at least use simple X programs. (very few people will try it out, myself
included, if we can't run at least netscape and a few other crucial apps
(wordperfect for me)

Thanks,

Ben
> 
> Sure.
> 
> http://yax.netpedia.net/
> http://www.berlinconsortium.org/ (almost never works)
> http://www.ggi-project.org/
> http://ca.us.mirrors.freshmeat.net/news/1998/10/31/909840115.html
> http://www.hungry.com/products/Ywindows/
> 
> > Of course I suppose that would mean that NONE of my applications would
> > work though?
> 
> Right. Given the low quality of what X applications exist (all two of
> them), that's not such a bad thing.
> 
> > Perhaps you could do something about it.  Write enhancements to X. 
> 
> I'm helping out with YAX, actually. It's real alpha, but it's real nice.
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________________
> Christopher Reid Palmer : reid@pconline.com : www.pconline.com/~reid/
> 
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