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- From: eraugust@igate1.hac.com (Eric R. Augustine)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: -----> X-Windows on Amiga <--------
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:13:02 -0800
- Organization: HAC
- Message-ID: <eraugust-1203960913020001@sbdsk0838.sbrc.hac.com>
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- > >I was wondering, if I setup on of the available X11 packages for the
- > >Amiga, will I be able to run software I can run in my university lab. For
- > >example we use HP servers and X terminals. We have Netscape 2.0 on them
- > >So if I have X setup on my Amiga, could I telnet/rlogin to the Hp servers
- > >and give set the display permission so that I can run Netscape at home on
- > >my Amiga using X?
-
- > I think you'll need to recompile the progs to use them with the 68k series.
- >
-
- Actually - no (they indeed should not be MC68k binaries). One of the
- ideas of X is that you can run a client on a remote machine and have
- it displayed on your local server (In your case, the Amiga in question)
- which will work if your XServer follows the protocols of X. So - yes -
- you can run things like NetScape on the HP and have it display on your
- Amiga XServer. You will need an address to display to though. And
- both the HP and your Amiga have to be on the same network (except in
- those odd proxy cases).
-
- As an aside - the HP/PA chips have a copy of the complete MC68k
- instruction set. I don't know how you'd go about getting any
- Amiga binary to run on the HP - but in theory it's possible.
-
- .trog--
-