



          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.

