] "X server performance will cease to be an issue. There is
] simply nothing that prevents X from being as fast or
] faster than the very best frame buffer systems. Nothing.
] I have old SGI machines with simply *excellent* X
] servers. They understood X and made it work to its best
] advantage. The result: 30 Mhz machines that are just as
] snappy as the machines of today. "

As much as I myself have been turned off of X, this X developer makes some compelling arguments for X, it's speed, and it's longevity.

They are the same arguments that apply for UNIX and it makes a huge amount of sense. Recommend you read the entire posting.

Regardless, it sounds like picoGUI has some distinct possibilities.