Re: X-windows client

[Mark Jorgensen <markj mail on rogers wave ca>]

Steven M. Waldstein wrote:

> Peter Chr. Hansen wrote:
>
> > Hell,
> >
> > Does anyone knowes about a x-windows client running under windows95
> >
> > Any hints wellcome
> >
> > Peter Chr. Hansen
> >
> >
>
> If your looking to run to display remote X programs on a Win95/NT
> desktopyou
> can purchase programs like Hummingbird's eXceed or White Pines product
>
> ( can't remmember its name ). These applications allow you to open X
> client's
> like
> and xterm or xcalc or whatever on your Win95 computer.
>
> They allow you to run a remote shell on the Unix machine and set the
> DISPLAY
> environment variable to you Win95 machine. eXceed allows you to use
> either
> a single window mode or multiple window mode. With multiple windows
> you
> can have PC and UNIX applications running in separate windows you can
> easily
> switch between. Win95/NT manages the windows so they look and feel
> like Windows
>
> With single window mode you can run your remote Unix manager, like
> openwin,
> mwm,
> twm, or whatever and let it manage your Unix-desktop.
>
> I hope this is the kind of info ou were looking for.
>
> Steve
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Very good description of eXceed.

Being a technical support employee of Hummingbird, I can verify that
eXceed is the best PC X Server out there, of course :).

Check out www.hummingbird.com and download a demo if you wish.

Mark