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From: r...@expo.lcs.mit.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Obtaining Release 5 of the X Window System
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Date: 3 Sep 91 23:12:19 GMT
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OBTAINING RELEASE 5 OF THE X WINDOW SYSTEM
Release 5 of the X Window System, Version 11, will be available to the public
starting September 5 at 9:00am EDT (13:00 GMT).
The software in this release is not in the public domain, but is freely
available. No license is required and there are no royalties; vendors are
actively encouraged to base products on this software and on the standards
defined by the MIT X Consortium.
Sites that have network file transfer ability can retrieve the release from
the network location nearest them listed further below. If you are unable
to retrieve the release from the network, or you want to obtain printed
copies of the documentation, the MIT Software Center provides sets of tapes
and documentation as follows:
Core Software Tape
The "core" X Window System software, supported by the
MIT X Consortium. Contains implementations of X Consortium
standards plus fonts, utility libraries and toolkits, and
applications. Sources for all hardcopy documents listed below
are included on the tape. Approximately 77Mb on disk.
Contributed Software Tapes
Contains a large variety of user-contributed software, including
protocol extensions, toolkits, utilities, applications, fonts,
and documentation sources. This software is not supported by
the X Consortium; it is distributed as a public service.
This software will not be available on tape until mid-October.
(A preliminary version is available only on the network.)
Client Standards Set (for Application Programmers)
Contains one hardcopy each of the following X Consortium standards
documents: Bitmap Distribution Format, Compound Text, Inter-Client
Communication Conventions Manual, X Logical Font Description
Conventions, Xlib, X Toolkit Intrinsics, X Nonrectangular Shape
Extension, and X Input Extension Library. Approximately 800 pages.
Client Standards Set w/ DP book
Contains all documents in the Client Standards Set, plus one
copy of the 2nd Edition of the Digital Press book "X Window System:
The Complete Reference to Xlib, X Protocol, ICCCM, XLFD". Please
note that this edition contains Release 4 specifications, but
contains a far superior index than the standards documents, as well
as other useful information.
Protocol Standards Set (for System Developers)
Contains one hardcopy each of the following X Consortium standards
documents: X Protocol, Font Service Protocol, X Input Extension
Protocol, X Display Manager Control Protocol, and PEX Protocol.
Approximately 550 pages.
MIT Documentation Set (for Users and Application Programmers)
Contains one hardcopy each of the following documents:
Athena Widget Set Manual, Xmu Library Manual, MIT Shared Memory
Extension, Xterm Control Sequences, X client manual pages,
PEX User Guide. Approximately 500 pages.
PHIGS Documentation Set (for PHIGS Programmers)
Contains one hardcopy of the PHIGS manual pages. PHIGS is
an international standard programming interface for 3D graphics,
and is the interface supported by the X Consortium for using
the PEX 3D graphics extension. Approximately 900 pages.
ALL Tapes and Documentation
Contains: Core Software Tape, Contributed Software Tapes,
Client Standards Set w/ DP book, Protocol Standards Set,
MIT Documentation Set, and PHIGS Documentation Set.
The rates for obtaining these sets are as follows:
NORTH AMERICA OVERSEAS
ALL Tapes and Documentation $450.00 $550.00
Core Software Tape $100.00 $150.00
Contributed Software Tapes $145.00 $200.00
Client Standards Set w/ DP Book $100.00 $125.00
Client Standards Set $ 50.00 $ 60.00
Protocol Standards Set $ 30.00 $ 40.00
MIT Documentation Set $ 30.00 $ 40.00
PHIGS Documentation Set $ 50.00 $ 60.00
When you order tapes, you must specify either QIC-24 cartridge tape, or
6250bpi 9-track tape, as the media format. Tapes come in "tar" format.
No other media or data formats are available from M.I.T.
All prices include shipping via UPS for U.S. and Canadian orders, and
international UPS service for overseas orders. However, if you would like
next-day delivery, please supply your DHL or another courier account
number. We are unable to ship via Federal Express at this time.
The only form of payment accepted by M.I.T. is a check or bank transfer.
If ordering from outside of the U.S., checks must be in U.S. dollars and
drawn on a U.S. bank. We cannot accept purchase orders. Please send a
check for the appropriate amount, as indicated above and make the check
payable to the "Massachusetts Institute of Technology".
Mail your order to:
Software Center
Technology Licensing Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
28 Carleton Street, Room E32-300
Cambridge, MA 02142-1324
phone: (617) 258-8330
Please send bank transfers to:
First National Bank of Boston
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Acct# 51463306
Reference: M.I.T. Technology Licensing Office
PLEASE PROVIDE A SHIPPING ADDRESS WITH YOUR ORDER.
P.O. BOXES ARE UNDELIVERABLE VIA UPS.
X Window System is a trademark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
X WINDOW SYSTEM, VERSION 11, RELEASE 5
NORTH AMERICA ORDER FORM
Tape Format: _____ 6250bpi 9-track _____ QIC-24 cartridge
QUANTITY TOTAL
ALL Tapes and Documentation ____ X $450.00 $_______
Core Software Tape ____ X $100.00 $_______
Contributed Software Tapes ____ X $145.00 $_______
Client Standards Set w/ DP Book ____ X $100.00 $_______
Client Standards Set ____ X $ 50.00 $_______
Protocol Standards Set ____ X $ 30.00 $_______
MIT Documentation Set ____ X $ 30.00 $_______
PHIGS Documentation Set ____ X $ 50.00 $_______
GRAND TOTAL: $_______
Courier: ____________________________ (for next-day delivery only)
Courier account number: _____________________________
Shipping address:
X WINDOW SYSTEM, VERSION 11, RELEASE 5
OVERSEAS ORDER FORM
Tape Format: _____ 6250bpi 9-track _____ QIC-24 cartridge
QUANTITY TOTAL
ALL Tapes and Documentation ____ X $550.00 $_______
Core Software Tape ____ X $150.00 $_______
Contributed Software Tapes ____ X $200.00 $_______
Client Standards Set w/ DP Book ____ X $125.00 $_______
Client Standards Set ____ X $ 60.00 $_______
Protocol Standards Set ____ X $ 40.00 $_______
MIT Documentation Set ____ X $ 40.00 $_______
PHIGS Documentation Set ____ X $ 60.00 $_______
GRAND TOTAL: $_______
Courier: ____________________________ (for next-day delivery only)
Courier account number: _____________________________
Shipping address:
North America anonymous FTP:
Location Address Directory
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California gatekeeper.dec.com pub/X11/R5
16.1.0.2
California soda.berkeley.edu pub/X11R5
128.32.131.179
Indiana mordred.cs.purdue.edu pub/X11/R5
128.10.2.2
Maryland ftp.brl.mil pub/X11R5
128.63.16.158
(good for MILNET sites)
Massachusetts crl.dec.com pub/X11/R5
192.58.206.2
Massachusetts export.lcs.mit.edu pub/R5
18.24.0.12
(crl.dec.com is better)
Michigan merit.edu pub/X11R5
35.1.1.42
Missouri wuarchive.wustl.edu packages/X11R5
128.252.135.4
Montana ftp.cs.montana.edu pub/X.V11R5
192.31.215.202
New Mexico pprg.eece.unm.edu pub/dist/X11R5
129.24.24.10
New York azure.acsu.buffalo.edu pub/X11R5
128.205.7.6
North Carolina cs.duke.edu dist/sources/X11R5
128.109.140.1
Ohio ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu pub/X.V11R5
128.146.8.52
(not online until ~ 9 Sept)
Ontario ftp.cs.utoronto.ca pub/X11R5
128.100.1.105
Washington DC x11r5-a.uu.net X/R5
192.48.96.12
Washington DC x11r5-b.uu.net X/R5
137.39.1.12
Europe/Middle East/Australia anonymous FTP:
Australia munnari.oz.au X.V11/R5
128.250.1.21
Denmark freja.diku.dk pub/X11R5
129.142.96.1
England src.doc.ic.ac.uk graphics/X.V11R5
146.169.3.7
Finland nic.funet.fi pub/X11/R5
128.214.6.100
France nuri.inria.fr X/X11R5
128.93.1.26
Germany x11.informatik.uni-dortmund.de pub/X11R5
129.217.26.140
Israel cs.huji.ac.il pub/X11R5
132.65.6.5
Italy ghost.sm.dsi.unimi.it pub/X11R5
149.132.2.1
(not online until ~ 7 Sept)
Netherlands archive.eu.net windows/X/R5
192.16.202.1
Norway ugle.unit.no pub/X11R5
129.241.1.97
Norway nac.no pub/X11R5
129.240.2.40
Switzerland nic.switch.ch software/X11R5
130.59.1.40
Japan anonymous FTP:
Kanagawa sh.wide.ad.jp X11R5
133.4.11.11
Kwansai ftp.ics.osaka-u.ac.jp X11R5
133.1.12.30
Kyushu wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp X11R5
133.4.14.3
TISN utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp X11R5
133.11.11.11
Tokyo kerr.iwanami.co.jp X11R5
133.235.128.1
Tokyo scslwide.sony.co.jp pub/X11R5
133.138.199.1
UUCP:
uunet for UUNET customers ~/X/R5
decwrl existing neighbors only ~/pub/X11/R5
osu-cis ~/X.V11R5
(not online until ~ 9 Sept)
WJanon (host: watjo.swp.wj.com) ~/X/X11R5/
Modem: Telebit TB2500 (PEP, V.32, etc)
Systems or L.sys suggested/approximate entry:
WJanon Any ACU 19200 1-408-435-0240 "" \r login: WJanon
utai existing neighbors only ~/ftp/pub/X11R5
hp4nl Netherlands only ~uucp/pub/windows/X/R5
NFS:
Missouri wuarchive.wustl.edu /archive/packages/X11R5
128.252.135.4 mount point: /archive
AFS:
Pennsylvania /afs/grand.central.org/pub/X11R5
NIFTP (hhcp, cpf, fcp, ...):
England uk.ac.ic.doc.src <X.V11R5>
00000510200001
user "guest"
anon FTAM:
England 000005102000 (Janet) X.V11R5
146.169.3.7 (Internet)
204334504108 (IXI)
ACSNet:
Australia munnari.oz (fetchfile) X.V11/R5
Please fetch only one file
at a time, after checking
that a copy is not available
at a closer site.
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