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[edlug] Re: Minimum spec X server?
On Wednesday 14 Apr 2004 18:16, michael calwell wrote:
> But then I thought to myself - why not get one to use as an X server?
> Then all you need is a network connection and you can use everything
> running on other machines.
I do this whenever I want to watch tv whilst reviewing my emails.
My laptop is pentuim 450 with pcmcia 100MB card and a very long wire to my
desktop machine. Works very well. I also have a P166 running Win98 and cygwin
with which I can also connect to my desktop machine. That's not quite fast
enough though.
> can anyone see a downside to such a cunning plan?
The only problem I had was a propensity to inadvertantly shut-down the desktop
machine rather than the laptop whenever I logged out of the GUI.
Andrew
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