Questions About ESIX
Scott E. Garfinkle
segpc!seg at vicom.com
Mon Jul 30 02:37:05 AEST 1990
>From article <1510 at ssc-bee.ssc-vax.UUCP>, by ian at ssc-vax.UUCP (Ian R. Searle):
> For the ESIX 2-user system.
> 1.) I have heard it comes with X11R3, does this include X-lib and
> the Xt-intrinsics so that I could do developement work.
Yes, plus the other libs from the X11r3 distribution (e.g. Xaw). They
should also have Motif available as a $300 (more or less) add-on by
now, if you are so inclined.
> 2.) What flavor window manager and widget sets come with the system.
It comes with the stuff you get on the MIT tape -- twm, uwm, and Xaw.
It took me very little time to bring up gwm here.
> 3.) Does the X-server support the ATI VGA wonder graphics card with
> a NEC-3D (256k memory, no biult in mouse, the mouse will be a MS
> serial mouse).
NEC-3d and mouse, yes. ATI Card at 640x480 definitely, at 800x600 I think
so, and at 1024x768 I think not.
> 4.) How good are the supplied C compiler and libraries. COFF
> format?
They're pretty much the same as everyone else's -- they all come from AT&T.
You may want gcc.
> 5.) Does the OS support DOS partitions on the same hard disk.
Yes, I have one.
> 6.) Does the OS come with utilities to copy files from/to the
> DOS/UNIX partitions.
Yes, but it doesn't seem to work well with DOS 4.01 partitions (even
ones under 32mb).
> 7.) Does the system come with on-line man pages.
No. Not available. Too bad!
> 8.) I have heard many ggod things about their phone support. Can you
> really talk to someone without sitting on hold for an hour??
Absolutely. I almost never get put on hold. The longest I have *ever*
been on hold there was a minute or two. They are also available via
a BBS and usenet mail. I think that their support is terrific.
> Thanks in advance.
You're welcome.
-Scott E. Garfinkle
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