From: gpatapis@boyd.tansu.com.au (George Patapis)
Subject: Re: DESQview/X on a PC?
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In article 14595639@wl.aecl.ca, harrisp@wl.aecl.ca () writes:
>I use DESQview/X and I think it is great. Where it really shines (IMHO) is
>to let unix users log into a pc and run dos and windows applications with
>the display going to their screens.
>You'll need to get:
>DESQview/X v 1.1
>DESQview/X v 1.1                           $275 suggested retail
>DESQview/X to Other X Systems v 1.1        $200 suggested retail
>
>You also must be running a supported network (FTP softwares PCTCP,
>Novell Lan workplace for dos, Sun Microsystems PC-NFS, Beame and WHiteside,
>Wollongong pathway TCPIp or HP Microsoft Lan Manager)
>
>if you don't have any of this network stuff, Quarterdeck will give you a
>copy of Novell TCPIP transprot for dos with the Network manager.
>
>You can get more info by sending email to (appropriately) info@qdeck.com.
>
>In my opinion, if you want to have other people logging in and running
>applications at your pc, you'll want to have a 486 33 with 16 Megs of RAM.
>Also, the Xwindows software in DESQviewX really seems to like an ET 4000
>(TSENG Labs chipset) based graphics card. Personally, I found that things
>ran better with a SCSI drive in the pc than with ESDI drives, but that is
>my experience only
>
>                                Good Luck and Best Wishes
>                                                Phil

What sort of traffic is generated with the X-calls?  I am curious to find
out the required bandwidth that a link must have  if one machine running
DV/X is supporting multiple users (clients) and we require adequate response
time.  Anyone have any ideas ??  



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