X A P P E A L - T R I A L V E R S I O N 3 . 1 . 2
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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.