---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Distributed processing. Date: Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From: John Niven <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
> In essence, I am wondering how you can use multiple older ppc computers to > make things happen faster? > > I have occasion to run unix based programs via X11 at work. I am not a > knowledgeable unix person but actually OSX is educating me in that > direction. It's possible for me to use "ssh" to connect to a remote > computer (CentOS) and run an application which opens a window on my screen. > As I understand it, that means that that application is actually running on > the remote cpu, not my local mac. My mac is only working as a X-Window > server. > > So I was wondering if it was possible to run the applications that we > normally run on a mac, in X11? In other words can I run Safari on one mac, > Excel on another, while watching a DVD on another, by connecting to these > cpu remotely using x windows? Or does this only work with special x windows > programs? As far as I know this works because of the server-client structure of X11. Mac OS X on the other hand uses a different design: Aqua. Aqua applications are not running on the X11 server, so they cannot be displayed on a X11 client. What you could use is a Mac verions of a good VNC client, which basically takes the picture and displays it on another machine. I have no idea though if this will also work for watching DVD or even HD material, since there's almost certainly hardware acceleration from the graphics card involved, and this essential acceleration cannot be transmitted to a different client machine. Another problem might be the sound comming out of the "server" (the computer where the CPU does all the work) and not out of the "client" (the one, where you want the picture+sound to be shown+heard). I hope this wasn't too weird... I'm sorry, but I'm not a native speaker. If something's not quite clear, just ask again. Cheers, Andreas --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
