At 06:36 PM 9/17/98 -0700, Sam wrote:
>
>One of the most useful aspects of Linux when I was using it way back when
>was the virtual terminals.
One of the most interesting programs I've seen this week is
the VNC ("virtual network computing") software at
<
http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/index.html> .
It's graphical remote-control software like the Win-world's
pcAnywhere program, but it's not platform-specific. They hand
out source code and define the protocol, and there are servers
available for several platforms, and viewers (controlling ends)
for even more platforms. Incredibly, you can control your Windows
or Unix X Window box from an old DOS box, a Palm Pilot, or many
other machines. It runs over TCP/IP, but I'm sure eventually
someone will adapt it to direct serial or dial-up interface.
What does this mean for the classic collector? To me, it
means being able to control old machines from different rooms,
or to put old computers to better use, allowing me to peek
into windows of my present-day computers.
- John
Received on Fri Sep 18 1998 - 09:28:01 BST