Add Apps2go as *the* Motif offering to use. XiG's Motif is useless now.

Add Metro Link's Accelerated X server.  It is IMHO a much nicer offering
than XiG's and supports more cards than XiG does.
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<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<sect> <sect>
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<sect1> <sect1>
<heading>Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?</heading> <heading>Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?</heading>
<p>Contact <ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> for a Motif 2.0 <p>Contact <ref id="apps2go" name="Apps2go"> for an ELF Motif 2.1
distribution for FreeBSD.<label id="apps2go">
<p>This distribution includes:
<itemize>
<item>OSF/Motif manager, xmbind, panner, wsm.
<item>Development kit with uil, mrm, xm, xmcxx, include and Imake
files.
<item>Static and dynamic ELF libraries (for use with FreeBSD 3.0
and above).
<item>Demonstration applets.
</itemize>
<p>Be sure to specify that you want the FreeBSD version of Motif
when ordering! Versions for NetBSD and OpenBSD are also sold by
<em>Apps2go</em>. This is currently a FTP only download.
<descrip>
<tag/More info/
<url url="http://www.apps2go.com/" name="Apps2go WWW page">
<tag/or/ <url url="mailto:sales@apps2go.com" name="Sales"> or
<url url="mailto:support@apps2go.com" name="Support"> email addresses.
<tag/or/ phone (817) 431 8775 or +1 817 431-8775
</descrip>
<p>Contact <ref id="metrox" name="Metro Link"> for an either ELF or
a.out Motif 2.1 distribution for FreeBSD.
<p>This distribution includes:
<itemize>
<item>OSF/Motif manager, xmbind, panner, wsm.
<item>Development kit with uil, mrm, xm, xmcxx, include and Imake
files.
<item>Static and dynamic libraries (specify ELF for use with FreeBSD
3.0 and later; or a.out for use with FreeBSD 2.2.8 and eariler).
<item>Demonstration applets.
<item>Preformatted man pages.
</itemize>
<p>Be sure to specify that you want the FreeBSD version of Motif
when ordering! Versions for Linux are also sold by
<em>Metro Link</em>. This is available on either a CDROM or for
FTP download.
<p>Contact <ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> for an a.out Motif 2.0
distribution for FreeBSD. distribution for FreeBSD.
<p>This distribution includes: <p>This distribution includes:
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<item>Development kit with uil, mrm, xm, xmcxx, include and Imake <item>Development kit with uil, mrm, xm, xmcxx, include and Imake
files. files.
<item>Static and dynamic libraries. <item>Static and dynamic libraries (for use with FreeBSD 2.2.8 and
eariler).
<item>Demonstration applets. <item>Demonstration applets.
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<p>Contact <ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> for a CDE 1.0.10 <p>Contact <ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> for a CDE 1.0.10
distribution for FreeBSD. This includes Motif 1.2.5, and can distribution for FreeBSD. This includes Motif 1.2.5, and can
be used with Motif 2.0. be used with a.out Motif 2.0.
<p>This is a unified CDROM distribution for FreeBSD and Linux. <p>This is a unified CDROM distribution for FreeBSD and Linux.
<sect1> <sect1>
<heading> <heading>
Are there any commercial high-performance X servers?<label id="xig"> Are there any commercial high-performance X servers?
</heading> </heading>
<p>Yes, <url url="http://www.xig.com" name="Xi Graphics"> sells their <p>Yes, <url url="http://www.xig.com" name="Xi Graphics"> and
<url url="http://www.metrolink.com" name="Metro Link"> sells
Accelerated-X product for FreeBSD and other Intel based systems. Accelerated-X product for FreeBSD and other Intel based systems.
<label id="xig">
<p>This high performance X Server offers easy configuration, support <p>The Metro Link offering is a high performance X Server that offers
easy configuration using the FreeBSD Package suite of tools, support
for multiple concurrent video boards and is distributed in binary
form only, in a convienent FTP download. Not to mention the Metro
Link offering is available at the very reasonable price of $39.
<label id="metrox">
<p>Metro Link also sells both ELF and a.out Motif for FreeBSD (see above).
<descrip>
<tag/More info/
<url url="http://www.metrolink.com/" name="Metro Link WWW page">
<tag/or/ <url url="mailto:sales@metrolink.com" name="Sales"> or
<url url="mailto:tech@metrolink.com" name="Support"> email addresses.
<tag/or/ phone (954) 938-0283 or +1 954 938-0283
</descrip>
<p>The Xi Graphics offering is a high performance X Server that offers
easy configuration, support
for multiple concurrent video boards and is distributed in binary for multiple concurrent video boards and is distributed in binary
form only, in a unified diskette distribution for FreeBSD and Linux. form only, in a unified diskette distribution for FreeBSD and Linux.
Xi Graphics also offers a high performance X Server taylored for
laptop support.
<p>There is a free "compatibility demo" of version 3.1 available. <p>There is a free "compatibility demo" of version 5.0 available.
<p>Xi Graphics also sells Motif and CDE for FreeBSD (see above). <p>Xi Graphics also sells Motif and CDE for FreeBSD (see above).

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name="xf86config"> tool, which assists you in configuring XFree86(tm) name="xf86config"> tool, which assists you in configuring XFree86(tm)
for your particular graphics card/mouse/etc. for your particular graphics card/mouse/etc.
<p>You may also wish to investigate the Xaccel server, which is <p>You may also wish to investigate the Xaccel server.
available at a very reasonable price. See the section on See the section on <ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> or
<ref id="xig" name="Xi Graphics"> for more details. <ref id="metrox" name="Metro Link"> for more details.
<sect1> <sect1>
<heading>Why doesn't my mouse work with X<label id="x-and-moused"></heading> <heading>Why doesn't my mouse work with X<label id="x-and-moused"></heading>