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James Miller wrote:
> 
> I found a package on the Delilinux ftp server that 
> looks interesting.  It's a mini xserver called "xvesa."  
> Here's what the xvesa.txt file says: "4.2.0 Generic 
> tiny X server based on Xfree86 4.2.0. 

Slackware 7.1 uses the older (smaller) version 3.
You would need to install version 4 (perhaps from
Slackware 8.1).

> This server uses the vesa video BIOS. 

I'm not sure about this, but I think it requires a
video card that can do VESA 2.

> why would an xserver use the vesa video BIOS?  

I think it uses VESA to display on the framebuffer.

Cheers,
Steven