On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, shaul wrote: > > If I understand what you want, you want to run an X client on a Windows > > box. This might give you a taste of the flavor of X, but the "engine" will > > still be Windows with all its limitations, so don't expect to get a true > > feel for it. > > > > To do this, you'll need an X Server on your Windows box. The X Server is > > the "engine" for X Windows. There's a free version from www.microimages.com > > called Mix/TNTLite or something or other that you can run on top of > > Windows. It's kindda like running a Macintosh emulator on Windows, so it > > won't be truly representative of X. > > > > Can you be more specific about "the engine will still be Windows with all its > limitations" and "won't be truly representative of X" ? > > >
Well, instead of the X client talking to the X server which talks to the Linux kernal which talks to the hardware, you'd have the X client talking to the X server which talks to the Windows kernel which talks to the hardware. So the underlying kernel is still Windows, with its instability and bugginess. So if a crash happens when using an X client on Mix, the uninformed user might blame the X client, when in reality it's more likely a problem with the underlying Windows "engine". This is just my take on things. Don't quote me as gospel. -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
