Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!crdgw1!montnaro From: montnaro@sprite.crd.ge.com (Skip Montanaro) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: X over the phone? Message-ID:Date: 28 Sep 89 15:40:39 GMT References: Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: (Skip Montanaro) Organization: GE Corporate Research & Development, Schenectady, NY Lines: 24 In-reply-to: zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu's message of 28 Sep 89 14:43:39 GMT In article zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu (Zachary T. Smith) writes: Don't bother. It says in the server-porting documentation that X needs about 5 kilobytes per second data rate to work. In the same paragraph they mention that a 9600 baud connection (hinting at a phone line hookup) would be unacceptably slow. For those who aren't content with what others say can't be done, take a look at GraphOn's X terminal. You run it through a Sun, which is where the X server actually resides. A different protocol is used to communicate over the serial line to the terminal. I borrowed an evaluation unit we have and hooked it up at home through a Trailblazer Plus. With a bit of diddling of ~/.awmrc to avoid extra bitmap transfers, it appeared to work okay. Granted, I wouldn't want to use it day in, day out, but for largely text-oriented work it's fine. One use that has been suggested is to take on the road when you're in demo mode. Another possible use is for a developer who's confined to home for an extended period of time due to illness. It's not a workstation, but it might be a good substitute in some situations. -- Skip Montanaro (montanaro@crdgw1.ge.com)