On Thu, 28 May 1998, Cynbe ru Taren wrote:
> It's true that one can already run an X server on a PC and access a
> remote Linux GUI. But the typical PC doesn't have an X server
> installed and never will, so this inhibits grabbing a random Windows
> box to do some remote Linux work (and likewise makes it harder to hook
> PC people on Linux apps), whereas its clear damn near everything will
> have a Java-capable browser installed in due course.
VNC (Virtual Network Computer) is a step in this direction - it allows
*any* Unix or Win95/NT system running the VNC viewer client *or* a
java-capable web browser to access a Unix or Win95/NT box running the VNC
server and have the equivalent of a local X server session. Graphics in
the java mode appear a little chunky (may be my problem - minimizing and
restoring the window displaying the session fixes it until I do something
new) and performance is slower in the browser than with the client but it
works and it's GPL'd!
http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/ for info and downloadable binaries and source
( Windows, Unix, and Java).
I'm beginning as a java programmer, so I can't comment on the feasibility
of migrating the client code to run as a stand-alone java application
(e.g. browser not required).
Steve
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