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  Re: X server for windows
 
(...) Xwin32 is free for 2 hours of use per session. There's another one called something like M/X, but if I remember right, it's not as good. You could also use VNC.... How fast is your network connection? If it's less than 1.5MB both ways, I'd not (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: X server for windows
 
(...) I have VNC set up, and I use it sometimes - but transferring 1600x1200 on a 56K, even over a compressed SSH is too slow for comfort... :/ (...) 56K - I've used X over 33k before, and it was better than vnc - still less data transferred, I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: X server for windows
 
(...) Different than that. You can use SSH to set up "poor man's vpn". I'm too tired to think hard about it right now :) but the end result is your computer thinks it has a new network interface with an IP address on a private (10.x.x.x) network. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: X server for windows
 
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 05:38:15 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote concerning 'Re: X server for windows': (...) cool - that sounds like it might do the trick... have any how-to's off-hand? :) Dan (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: X server for windows
 
(...) Yes indeed. (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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