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From: grep@oriole.sbay.org (George Bonser)
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
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> Having a home LAN (no, I'm not filthy rich, just good at making use of
> what others don't want), I've found the real value of X. There's nothing
> like it over ethernet!
>
I do something similar. I have my high-powered system without a display of
any kind. The other, less capable system runs only an X-server. It is my
display. I run the programs on the big system where I have the computing
power but the GUI display info is passed over the ethernet to the X
system that is my workstation.
--
I am giving .sigs a break this month
George Bonser
grep@oriole.sbay.org, grep@cris.com