Re: [WinMac] FW: Thanks and Another Question

Bruce Johnson(johnson[at]Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU)
Wed, 02 Jun 1999 11:22:13 -0700

Micro-X Windows is a freeware X windows package for the Mac (and PC's)

It works with Digital Unix 4.04 I had to do an install of some database
software on our Unix box, and the 14" monitor on the thing didn't have
enough space on it for me to reach the buttons on the GUI installer, so
I downloaded the software, installed it, got it running and installed
the stuff on the server, in about an hour, all told, most of whihc time
was doing the actual software install on the Unix box.

It's available at:

http://www.microimages.com/freestuf/mix/

Scott Nishimura wrote:
>
> Phil,
>
> What do you want to accomplish by establishing an X session
> with the UNIX boxes? If you're doing remote administration,
> most of that can be done with a simple telnet session. If
> you want to run graphical programs, you'll need an X package.
>
> I've used both MacX from Apple and eXodus from White Pine.
> Most of the feedback I've gotten from other people is that
> eXodus is a better package (of course, I gathered the feedback
> several years ago so things might have changed since then).
>
> The last version of MacX I used
> was something like v1.2; this was before it got farmed out
> to a firm called Xoftware (?) and then folded back into Apple
> for v1.5. I have no idea what version they're up to now, but
> IMHO, it seems like Apple is playing hot potato with MacX like
> they did with most of the Claris products.
>
> I don't know if there's a freeware/shareware X package for
> the Mac. X software is not generally cheap...
>
> Also, check to make sure they support at least X11/R6
> ("X11 Release Level").
>
> Scott
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Sutton [mailto:phils@sbinet.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:32 AM
> > Subject: Thanks and Another Question
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your responses to my "Mac Alone" message. Now
> > another question.
> >
> > Does anyone know about MacX the software for interacting with
> > Xwindows on
> > Unix? I was wondering if it would help me interact with the
> > Unix crowd with
> > more efficiency?
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> > Phil S.
> >
>
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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group


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