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From: ct_orega@ECE.Concordia.CA (Chris O'Regan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.sys.intel,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: X on dial-in
Date: 22 Dec 1994 22:16:08 GMT
Organization: ECE - Concordia University
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Message-ID: <3dctr8$p38@newsflash.concordia.ca>
References: <kiySJgG00iVCE3=0c=@andrew.cmu.edu>
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In article <kiySJgG00iVCE3=0c=@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Zachary Uram  <zu22+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>Hey,
>        what will give me the  best performance under these constraints:
>a) must dial in....annex only supports upto 14.4 now
>b) see a...no ethernet available
>c) isdn isn't feasible due to cost
>d) system is Micron P90

   Running X over a modem will be extremely slow.  If you can't get a SLIP
link, I suggest that you use Term and run X from your own machine.  You can
use txconn to redirect windows to your Linux box.  Even better, you can run
termified versions of Mosaic, xftp, xarchie, etc. on your Linux box giving
your connect a SLIP-like feel.  The termified version of Mosaic is pretty
quick even over a 9600 baud line.


Chris O'Regan
Computer Engineering,
Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada.