| eric@lucii.org on Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:01:37 -0400 |
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 05:23:51PM -0400, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote: > > I seem to recall there having been a free Windows X server, but I > may have been thinking of an evaluation or (gasp!) cracked copy of > XWin32. (I never used it; I've never owned a copy of Windows > anything.) Yes there was. It was Xmix or miX or something like that. The company that made it did so to allow their map product (the "real" product) to be run on windows machines. When the discovered how popular their little free X server was they spiffed it up and slapped a price sticker on it. Also, don't forget vnc... a very nice X server that is free from AT&T. The beauty of vnc is in it's architecture. The X server runs on the remote server and your pc's display is simply that - a display. If you disconnect (or get disconnected accidentally) you can restore your connection and pick up where you left off. Those familiar with X Terms will remember the dreaded "network outages" that trashed your xterms, editing sessions, etc. With vnc, I could work all day at the office, disconnect, drive home, dial in and reconnect and the VIM cursor is still blinking in the file I was editing 40 minutes ago... or 40 hours ago. Really a neat idea. Eric -- # Eric Allan Lucas # "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth # And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.. # -- John Gillespie Magee Jr. Attachment:
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