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'''X386''' was an implementation of the [[Software:X Window System|X Window System]] for IBM PC compatible computers. It ran on systems with Intel 386 or later processors, running Unix System V-based [[Operating system|operating system]]s, and supported a variety of VGA-compatible graphics cards. X386 was created by Thomas Roell while at Technische Universität München and first released (as X386 1.1, based on X11R4) in 1991.<ref>{{cite newsgroup 
 | title = X386 1.1
 | author = Thomas Roell
 | date = 1991-02-11
 | newsgroup = comp.archives
 |message-id= 1991Feb11.192043.27202@ox.com
 | url = http://groups.google.com/group/comp.archives/msg/685f720669765550?dmode=source
 | access-date = 2008-02-29
}}</ref> X386 1.2 was incorporated in the X11R5 release later the same year.

Further X386 development was funded by Snitily Graphics Consulting Services, which released enhanced versions commercially. SGCS later became Xi Graphics and X386 evolved into the Accelerated-X product.

In September 1992, the [[Software:XFree86|XFree86]]  project was created to continue development of X386 as [[Open-source software|open source]] software,<ref>{{cite newsgroup 
 | title = X386 1.2E is changing its name to XFree86
 | author = david.e.wexelblat
 | date = 1992-09-03
 | newsgroup = comp.unix.bsd
 |message-id= 1992Sep3.160121.18696@cbnewsj.cb.att.com
 | url = http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.bsd/msg/8889f42c8774401b?dmode=source
 | access-date = 2008-02-29
}}</ref> the name being a [[Philosophy:Pun|pun]] on "X386", distinguishing it from the proprietary SGCS version.

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