re wanted info on dedicated x server kernel for sun series if anyone has any information about the existence or location of a dedicated x server kernel for the sun please send email i am trying to put some neglected sun s to good use but they don t have enough memory for sunos thanks in advance for any help there is a free program called xkernel which does just that it is by seth robertson seth ctr columbia edu it takes a sun and boots a limited kernel which allows you to run x we converted machines over this semester and the speedup is enormously appreciable i find them faster than an ncd inch black white xterminal that we are playing with and a bigger screen to boot as a matter of fact the department just bought some old sun s at an auction to convert xkernel is available for anonymous ftp from ftp ctr columbia edu in xkernel xkernel shar xkernel is a symlink to the latest version of xkernel note that the compiled version which is available is for the sun but compiling to work for a sun xx should be quite easy i am not connected with xkernel except as a satisfied installer and user i may be able to answer questions feel free to email me greg owen gowen forte cs tufts edu gowen jade tufts edu systems programmer and ta tufts university computer science dept all transfers are disclaimed by my host name and boss s address if you don t like this policy disconnect now
