Re: [SLUG] Win4Lin vs VMWare

[Del <del@nospam.babel.com.au>]

Anthony Rumble wrote:

> Win4Lin does use the X-Protocol, and it does run quite well remotely.
> (Not so great over modem) But quite usable over 10Meg Ethernet, and
> VERY fast under 100).

I probably should have mentioned that VMware will NOT do this.  It requires
DGA, direct access to the video card.

> Anyway.. Win4Lin server.. will do the same thing as Win4Lin client
> edition, but allow you to run many on the same machine.
> This means, you can effectively do what NT and Metaframe does, without NT.
> Currently Win4Lin server is in beta, and pricing is currently being
> negotiated. But, it's safe to say that it's going to be VERY competitive
> compared to running NT+Terminal-Server+Metaframe.

This sounds WAY cool.  Where do I get hold of the beta?

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