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Re: Mac emulator for SGI machines



In article <317fa51e.1367246@smtp.ix.netcom.com>, d_burr@ix.netcom.com (Donald Burr) writes:

|> What you
|> do is get is a spare Mac (any Mac, be it Mac Plus, Quadra, or even
|> PowerMac)  Put it on the network.  Then run this software (or
|> hardware, or a combination) on it.  Now from your UNIX box (it can be
|> *ANY* UNIX box running Xwindows) TELNET to the Mac.  You can set up
|> logins and passwords on it.  Once you log in to the Mac, the Mac's
|> desktop gets transferred to your UNIX/X server.  you can control the
|> Mac (and run applications, and do all sorts of funky stuff) by using
|> the your X machine's keyboard and mouse.
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There is a software package called PlanetX that does exactly this.  A demo
version of it used to be available.  Check out the following URL:

http://www.intercon.com/products/planetx.html

I tried it once on a IIsi, and it was quite useable.  

William


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