X A P P E A L - T R I A L V E R S I O N 3 . 1 . 2 ============================================================== Copyright (c) Xtreme s.a.s. 1992 - 1996 - All rights reserved INTRODUCTION X Appeal is a DOS application developed for the users who wish to turn their PC into a X Window System server. With its excellent features and performance, a true workstation environment is available on the PC display. X Appeal 3.1.2 is based on the latest XFree86 official release, with the same version number. This is to emphasize that the product is a true DOS port of the well-known implementation of the X11R6 server code on Intel platforms, with all the features that can be found on Unix- like systems. A major enhancement in X Appeal 3.1.2 is the availability of specific versions of the X server for graphics accelerators like the S3 and Mach families. X Appeal comes in two basic versions: X Appeal Pro and X Appeal Lite. The first one is the fully featured version, including the accelerated X servers. The second one does not include the accelerated servers and has a limit of 16 concurrent TCP/IP connections on each PC, so that up to 15 windows can be active on each PC at the same time. X Appeal 3.1.2 is available at the URLs: ftp://ftp.xtreme.it/pub/xappeal http://www.xtreme.it/pub/xappeal and on the SimTel Software Repository and its mirrors all over the world; it will be available also on SimTel CD-ROMs. Please read this file (XAPPEAL.TXT) before downloading. FEATURES . Complete implementation of the X11R6 Server with XFree86 extensions, including PEX, XIE and font server support (using a font server can save a lot of disk space on each PC running the X Server). . Support for nearly all SVGA cards, with special features like run- time resolution switching and panning on a bigger virtual screen (this allows full use of video memory even with a low resolution monitor). . Accelerated versions for widely available SVGA chips with graphics coprocessors (Pro version only). . Very high graphics performance. . Support for Mono, 256 Colors, HighColor and TrueColor modes. . 32 bit flat mode execution environment with virtual memory. . Built-in TCP/IP network support, using packet drivers or converters for other driver types, with no limit on the TCP/IP connections (Pro version) or up to 16 TCP/IP connections (Lite version). . SLIP and PPP serial connection support to allow use of X Appeal through modem links. A fast modem (V32bis or better) is recommended to obtain useful performance levels. . Built-in rcp/rsh server, to allow file transfers and the execution of local DOS functions without leaving the X environment. . X Display Manager Control Protocol support (for easy connection to hosts running xdm). . X-Authorization (MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1). . Font compiler. . Support for Adobe Type 1 and Speedo scalable fonts. . Support for compressed bitmap fonts; users can compress local fonts to save disk space on the PC. . Simple interactive installation and configuration utility with context-sensitive help screens. . 3-button mouse emulation with a 2-button mouse. . Support for mapping all the major national keyboard layouts. . A set of freeware networking utilities to help with setups not using a plain packet driver. The trial version has the same features of the production version, with the following limitations: . The maximum number of client TCP connections is limited to 8. . It can be used for evaluation only, for a limited time (30 days). SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following hardware and software items are needed to run the X Appeal software package. Hardware Requirements . Computer A Personal Computer with ISA, EISA, PCI or Vesa Local Bus architecture equipped with a 386 or higher processor. A floating point coprocessor is not required, but can help when using PEX. . Memory At least 2 megabytes of memory (4 megabytes or more reccomended). Extended memory can be used when configured with XMS or VCPI managers; DPMI is unsupported (therefore X Appeal cannot run from within a DOS window under MS Windows). . Hard Disk A Hard Disk with at least 3.1 megabytes of free space (for executables) if using a font server. A total of 9 MB is required for the installation when using the local fonts (13 MB if also the optional 100dpi fonts are installed). Some more space can be needed for swapping if running with the minimum amount of RAM. . Floppy Disk A high-density 3.5-inch (or 5.25-inch) disk drive. . Monitor A monitor with VGA resolution (640x480) or better. . Graphics Card X Appeal version 3.1 interfaces to all SVGA video cards using the UniVBE video driver developed by SciTech Software and distributed under license. The UniVBE driver distributed with X Appeal supports the following list of video cards that have been fully tested and are known to work correctly: . Graphics Chips -- Standard Support 3Dlabs Permedia Acer Labs M3141/M3145/M3147V Alliance ProMotion 3210/6410/6422/AT24 ARK Logic ARK1000VL/PV, ARK2000PV, ARK2000MT, Quadro64 ATI Technologies 18800, 28800, Mach32, Mach64 Avance Logic ALG2101/2201/2228/2301/2302/2032/2064/2564/25128 Chips & Technologies 82c45x, 65xx, 643x0 WinGine Cirrus Logic CL-GD5401/2, CL-GD5422/24/26/28/29 TrueColor VGA Cirrus Logic CL-GD5430/34/36, CL-GD5440/46 Alpine VGA Cirrus Logic CL-GD5462/64 Laguna VisualMedia Cirrus Logic CL-GD6205/15/25/35 LCD Cirrus Logic CL-GD6410/12/20/40 LCD, CL-GD7541/42/43/48 LCD Compaq IVGS/AVGA, QVision 1024/1280 Diamond Viper P9000+W5186/OAK87 VLB and PCI Everex ET4000 and Trident based boards IIT AGX-010/11/14/15/16/17 InteGraphics IGA1680/82/83 Matrox MGA Atlas, Athena, Storm NCR 77C21/22/22E/32BLT NeoMagic NM2070 LCD Number Nine Imagine 128 series I & II NVidia NV1, SGS Thompson STG2000 (Diamond Edge 3D) OAK Technologies OTI-037C/057/067/077/087, 64105/107 Paradise/Phillips Pipeline 9710/12 Paradise/Western Digital PVGA1A, W90C1x/2x/3x RealTek RTG3103/3105/3106 S3 86c911/924/80x/928, Vision 864/964/866/868/968, Trio32/64/64V+, Aurora64V+, Virge, Virge/VX Sierra Falcon/64, SuperScalar 220 SiS 86c201, 6202, 6205 S-MOS SPC8106 LCD Trident 88/8900/9x00/8900CL/9200/9320LCD/938xLCD/944x/9660/968x Tseng Labs ET3000, ET4000, ET4000/W32/W32i/W32p, ET6000 Video7 VEGA, HT208/209/216 Weitek 5086/186/286, P9100 . Graphics Chips -- Accelerated Support IIT AGX ATI Mach8 ATI Mach32 Ibm8514/A with 1 Mb Video RAM S3 86c911/924/801/805/928/864/964/866/868/968/Trio32/Trio64 . Network Card A Network Card with a compatible packet driver, or SLIP or PPP serial connection. . Mouse A pointing device with a Microsoft Mouse compatible driver. Software Requirements . Operating System MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.30 or later. . Mouse Driver A Microsoft Mouse compatible driver. . Packet Driver Free collection included. DOCUMENTATION A printable version of the installation manual and of the user manual is included on the disks of the installation kit, both in plain ASCII text format (XINSTALL.TXT and USER.TXT) and in Microsoft RTF format (XINSTALL.RTF and USER.RTF). The ASCII version has no MS-DOS line- drawing characters to allow viewing and printing on any environment; therefore the graphics information in the Installation section showing the appearance of the screen when running the XINSTALL program is missing in this version. These files are unpacked during the installation from the file XAPMAN.ZIP on the first disk; the unpacking can also be done manually by using the included UNZIP utility when the user is installing a copy without printed manuals. TRIAL KIT CONTENTS The trial kit is made by this documentation file (XAPPEAL.TXT) and twelve ZIP archives (XA3120-A.ZIP to XA3120-L.ZIP), each one being the image of a high-density floppy disk, to be extracted on a blank floppy: Required: XA3120-A.ZIP Installation program, manual and misc components XA3120-B.ZIP SuperVGA server using the UniVBE driver XA3120-C.ZIP Type 1 fonts, Mono server XA3120-D.ZIP 75 dpi and Speedo fonts Optional: XA3120-E.ZIP 100 dpi fonts for high-res screens XA3120-F.ZIP Asian and Cyrillic fonts - part 1 XA3120-G.ZIP Asian and Cyrillic fonts - part 2 XA3120-H.ZIP Accelerated server for S3-based cards XA3120-I.ZIP Accelerated server for 8514 cards XA3120-J.ZIP Accelerated server for AGX-based cards XA3120-K.ZIP Accelerated server for Mach8-based cards XA3120-L.ZIP Accelerated server for Mach32-based cards The four required floppy disks are needed for the product to be installed, while the optional components can be selected depending on the user hardware configuration. INSTALLATION Insert the floppy created by unpacking the first ZIP file (XA3120- A.ZIP) into drive A: and run A:XINSTALL. The installation program will ask some configuration questions and then will install X Appeal on your hard disk. The installation procedure will ask for the other floppy disks when required. Optionally the ZIP files can be unpacked on the hard disk on a scratch directory and the installation started from there. For more information, or in case of installation problems, an installation and an user manual in plain text and RTF formats are available on the first installation disk (XAPMAN.ZIP). Before installing X appeal you should know your display card features, especially the supported video modes. Maximum dot clock, horizontal and vertical frequency may be required in specific configurations. While X Appeal can detect the graphic card installed in your computer, sometimes the knowledge of the amount of video memory and the type of RAMDAC may be required. Select also the type of connection you want to use with the remote systems (a network card or a serial connection). In the first case, if you do not already have a packet driver installed on your machine, make sure you know the model of your network interface card and its hardware settings (Hardware Interrupt vector, Dual Port Memory address, I/O address, etc.). You also have to know the parameters for your network configuration (IP address of your PC, IP address of the host you want to connect to, netmask, etc.). The installed version will work for a period of 30 days after the installation with all the features enabled; then it will work at a reduced speed and the Hicolor and Truecolor modes will be disabled. ORDERING INFORMATION See the files PRICING.TXT and ORDER.FRM. COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING X Appeal is a trademark of Xtreme s.a.s. The trial version of X Appeal is Copyright (c) Xtreme s.a.s., that retains the full ownership on it; no modification can be made on the executable files included in the trial kit. For the complete list of licensing conditions, for registered copies, see the file LICENSE.TXT on the first installation floppy and on the installation directory. The trial version can be freely copied and redistributed, with no royalty whatsoever, and can be used for testing purposes on one machine at a time per testing site, during a trial period of 30 days (these limitations are enforced by software). ANY USE OF THE PRODUCT NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF THE LICENSING CONDITIONS. X Appeal is based on the X Window System, Version 11, Release 6. X Window System is a trademark of the X Consortium. All the trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. See the manual on the installation directory for a list of all the applicable copyright notices and trademarks. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Xtreme grants no warranties with respect to the licensed program, and all implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for purpose, are excluded. IN NO EVENT SHALL XTREME BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF XTREME HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF XTREME SHALL BE LIMITED TO REFUND TO THE CUSTOMER THE PRICE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER FOR THE PROGRAM.