X-windows under DOS: XAPPEAL
This program runs under MS-DOS (or any other DOS if available,
Novel or DR-DOS), without starting WINDOWS.
Therefore, it is very fast. It makes the PC into
a dedicated X-terminal, you cannot use it for anything else during the
session (there is no escape to DOS possible).
To start XAPPEAL emulator on
- pcatom (room 553)
- pc-janp
- lin-atom (room 553, not yet ready, will also run Linux)
type
x hpatom or x sentef2 or x sentef1
After a welcome screen hit any key and a welcome login
appears.
exit the x: CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE
i.e. it is similar to restarting the computer, which is
CTRL+ALT+DEL ( do not confuse that! )
Special features:
on pc-janp when you wish to run xappeal to a new
computer, you must use rx hpatom ( r for repeated),
because of the setup which is special for this machine.
This might change in the future.
sentef2 seems most stable host, others might not respond
properly if the emulator is restarted too quickly. Switching the
PC off/on seems to solve the problem. (This all applies only
to pc-janp !)
pc-janp can be used only when not needed by J.P.H. and only!! if
no changes are done to the setup. The one who touches any parameters
of the autoexec.bat or similar will be limited to
line terminals for the rest of his/her studies !!!!
L. Kocbach
ladi@sparc-atom.fi.uib.no