Re: [Xpert]running 8-bit PC apps under 24- or 32-bpp X?

2002-10-30 Thread Jens Owen
Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote: On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Josh Fryman wrote: ok. this aside. can someone explain to me why a 24- or 32-bpp X can't allow apps that demand 8-bit PC to run, and just provide them with an 'emulation' wrapper? i'd _really_ like to get rid of the vnc go-between for a wid

Re: [Xpert]running 8-bit PC apps under 24- or 32-bpp X?

2002-10-30 Thread Dr Andrew C Aitchison
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Josh Fryman wrote: > ok. this aside. can someone explain to me why a 24- or 32-bpp X > can't allow apps that demand 8-bit PC to run, and just provide them > with an 'emulation' wrapper? i'd _really_ like to get rid of the > vnc go-between for a wide variety of reasons. i

[Xpert]running 8-bit PC apps under 24- or 32-bpp X?

2002-10-30 Thread Josh Fryman
hi, forgive me if there's an obvious answer to this. i've been looking for a reasonable answer for a while. my 'hack' solution works, but is just completely disgusting. i need to run IC design tools, specifically the infamous Cadence suite, for my work. these tools _insist_ on running only fo