Re: X-Windows and PCs

[John Trammell <trammell@FN872.FNAL.GOV>]

Hello all:

"Kenneth J. Morgan" <kmorgan@UP.NET> wrote:

> I have a UNIX machine in my office and a Windows-95 PC at home. A number of
> UNIX-based programs such as X-View and Mathematica require the X-Windows
> environment to run. To get my e-mail when I'm at home, I telnet to our UNIX
> system at school. Works fine, but that's text only. What I'd like to know
> is whether there is any software that would allow me to run UNIX X-Windows
> programs remotely at home from Windows 95 over a modem connetion? Even
> better, shareware? Money is an object! If anybody has any experience doing
> this, I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

There is a program called 'Exceed' that allows this.  I believe it
is not free.  I know of no alternative, except perhaps turning your
home PC into a dual-boot Linux/Win9X machine, and using Linux for
your X applications.

Regards,
John Trammell