new find: Sun Ultra 10

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat Jan 31 09:44:17 2004

On Jan 31, 2004, at 7:50 AM, David Holland wrote:

> FWIW, If you want to spend money on the project, and have a Linux box
> lying around.
>
> VMware will remote display via a X connection (or at least it used to -
> been a while since I did it. Confirm it with the demo.)
>
> It gives you some keyboard grab warnings, and won't do full screen, but
> it did work.

   No full screen, because the X client isn't usually allowed to grab
the root window on the local display, and the only keyboard messages
you get anymore tell you how to release input.

> (And from what I remember of SW 4 off a SS5, its lots better.)

   True fact.

> Bewarned, VMWare really likes their products, and charges accordingly.
> :-(

   Oh, I dunno. The copy of VMware I'm running here only cost about
$6500 US, not counting the MS licenses for the emulated Windows boxes.
That's not bad, right?

   :^)


        Doc
Received on Sat Jan 31 2004 - 09:44:17 GMT