Human Designed Systems Inc this week will try to simplify X-terminals to make them as easy as serial terminal with a new version of its ViewStation FX server software dubbed HDSware 2.0. The company says non-technical users will be able to install its X Window terminals right out of the box. They’ll also get more local capability to off-load host processing, including a new Motif-run VT320 emulator, a local host chooser client, a local command shell and the ability to run local processes and display them on remote X displays. The software is immediately available and will be bungled with HDS boxes with now include a 17 high-resolution colour 80960-based X terminal, the FX17CT, at $2,300, said to be half the cost of competitors.
