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#123893 - 31/10/2002 16:45 X Server for XP?
AndrewT
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 867
Loc: Oxford, UK
Can anyone recommend an X Server that works on XP please? Preferably something with a 30-day eval. period or, even better, free

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#123894 - 31/10/2002 16:51 Re: X Server for XP? [Re: AndrewT]
jaharkes
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Registered: 20/08/2002
Posts: 340
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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#123895 - 01/11/2002 02:46 Re: X Server for XP? [Re: jaharkes]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
I used to use eXceed from Hummingbird. It was pretty good. Not cheap, though. You can get an eval copy from the page I linked to.

These days, I just use VNC, though.
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#123896 - 01/11/2002 07:39 Re: X Server for XP? [Re: AndrewT]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
XWin32

It has a 30-day full-feature eval period, after which it's still full-featured, but you can only run it for a few hours at a time, IIRC. I'm using it right now and the only problem I have with it is that I can't figure out how to start it without it asking me if I want to conncet via XDMCP or rshell. A cancel-click every once in a while isn't a big problem, though.
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#123897 - 01/11/2002 15:58 Re: X Server for XP? [Re: Roger]
davec
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Registered: 18/08/2000
Posts: 992
Loc: Georgetown, TX USA
These days, I just use VNC, though

Doesn't VNC only have 256 colors available? I can run most vendors tools over VNC and work from home, but the important one won't because it requires more colors than VNC can provide. (Cadence Design Systems tools) I need Exceed for that, and that damn thing screws up my XP everytime I try to install it... Can't uninstall Exceed after that because it disables the RPC... Worked fine under 98 on version 6 I think it was.
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#123898 - 01/11/2002 16:14 Re: X Server for XP? [Re: davec]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
VNC actually doesn't have a 256 color option as you'd think of it. It definitely supports more colors, and the low-color version has a static colormap (BGR233, IIRC). Progue around in your VNC client and you should find an option to select different color depths.
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