19 Aug
2016
19 Aug
'16
4:56 p.m.
On 08/19/2016 11:08, Chris Hanson wrote:
Back in the day, did anyone produce an X11 server for DOS-based
8086/8088 systems, say with support for Hercules or CGA graphics?
Or was that strictly a 286-or-better thing, given the overall
constraints of the 8086 architecture?
I realize this pretty divergent from your question, but... ISTR there
was a barebones X terminal that used the 8086, but I can't find it via
Google. I got to prod at one on some occasion, it was pretty much a joke.
Don't recall what might have been under the covers handling the video,
but the theme was low-spec. Contrast to the HP 700/X terminals used a
combination of 34010 and 80186:
Models Display Resolution Planes Processor Coprocessor
------ ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
700/X Grayscale 19" 1024x768 8 34010/60MHz 80186/16MHz
700/X VGA Color 14" 640x480 8 34010/60MHz 80186/16MHz
700/X Hi-Res Color 16" 1024x768 8 34010/60MHz 80186/16MHz
( From SunFLASH Vol 26 #9, Feb 1991 )
--S.