[ale] remote X from other OSs

[Raylynn A. Knight]

SuSE Linux includes MicroImages X Server for both 16 and 32 bit Windows and
also a version for MacOS on the SuSE 6.1 CD's.  This is a freeware X Server
that can also be found at <A HREF="http://www.microimages.com">

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Glenn C.
> Lasher Jr.
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 9:22 PM
> To: Jeff Martin
> Cc: ALE
> Subject: Re: [ale] remote X from other OSs
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Jeff Martin wrote:
>
> > I don't know the protocol for a "delurk" for a maillist..but here goes.
> >
> > My name is Jeff Martin, I am one of the members of the Linux Club at
> > Devry (decatur).
> >
> > We have convinced the Administration that we need a Linux server inside
> > the firewall-- since there will only be one for the next 10 weeks , and
> > then only three, we wanted to have some kind of software on the Windows
> > machines so that X-windows could be run on multiple machines
> > concurrently.
> >
> > Let me know what you think.
>
> Noting what others have said....
>
> I have used VNC, Exceed and SuperX.
>
> VNC works truly well, however, it sends everything as an uncached bitmap,
> so it runs very slowly if you have a slow connection.
>
> Exceed works truly well.  I have used it over a 33.6k modem connection,
> even.
>
> SuperX I would avoid like the plague.  I have been in a workplace where
> Frontier's TCP/IP utility suite was the standard, and they used SuperX.
> It was not stable at that time, nor were any of the other components in
> the suite.  That was over a year ago, so YMMV.
>
> My recommendation:  Exceed, if you can afford it, VNC if you can't.
>
>
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