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X11 is an implementation of the X graphical user interface used on UNIX computer systems. This is commonly referred to as the X Window system. There are implementations for most operating systems including Microsoft's Windows. The 11 designates the 11th version of the X system. The first, X1, was released in 1984 with X11 appearing in 1987. X11 has had several revisions with the latest X11 (7.5) appearing in October 2009.

Mac OS X is built on top of a UNIX core and Mac X11 lets you run applications that were developed on UNIX computers using the X11 system seamlessly on a Mac. It is installed with Mac OS X in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.


UNIX people have a penchant for short names (such as the C Programming language) and X was named after an earlier windowing system called W which ran on an operating system called V.


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