From: slumos AT nevada DOT edu (STEVE LUMOS )
Subject: Re: XFree ported to Windows NT?
26 Feb 1997 00:50:46 -0800
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>At 09:12 AM 2/24/97 +0100, Imre Sandor wrote:
>>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I would really like to
>>test XFree86 on Windows NT. I have seen a ported version somewhere, which
>>I downloaded (from ftp.cdrom.com as I remember), but there was no X server
>>in the zip file. Do you know about a working port for NT4.0?
>
>XFree doesn't run on NT, but we're looking into it. It will probably take
>quite some time to get it working, so don't hold your breath...
>
>Dirk
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In case anybody cares, there is an EMX port of XFree86 (see
http://www.xfree86.org/).  This would probably be a better place to
start than the Unix stuff.

Is it even possible to address the video directly in NT though?

Steve
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