On 4/4/2000, 8:55:45 PM, "Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net> wrote > On Tue, Apr 04, 2000 at 06:41:30PM -0700, Bart Friederichs wrote: > > Hi, > > > > While reading a page on X, I was wondering, should it be possible to > > kick out Microsoft's window system and run Windows (??) 98 with X? It > > says it is portable to various systems. Or maybe just the manager. So, > > that I can make Win98/NT look like one of the X windows Wmanagers. > > > > Just wondering... I am not really wanting to do this, but it might > > give me more knowledge about MSwin, X, WManagers, Desktops etc. > >
> Microimages makes an X server that runs on Windows and Macs (MI/X or > something). They used to allow free use, but now they charge I think. > It's part of their cross platform GIS/RS package TNTMips (which is very > good, but $$$$). It basically opens a full screen window and runs > something like MWM for the window manager -- so it's not real pretty. I > don't know if there are other X servers, or free ones for that matter > for windows. I don't think you could get most Window Managers to run > under windows without special recompilation. And I have no idea if MI/X > supports the full XDMCP type thingies. A goodly chunk o' UNIX http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/ported.html Xservers for win32 http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/xfree/ IBM's Data Explorer :} http://www.opendx.org/download.html {Sorry 'bout that extra copy. :}}
