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X
terminal clients
Essentially all
graphic interfaces in Unix work using the X11 protocols for displaying
windows. On a PC, windows automatically go to the monitor connected to
the PC. In X11, windows go to a specified destination, which could be
on the same machine, or to a remote machine across the network.
X-terminals are usually implemented in one of two ways:
- Fat client: A fully-loaded
desktop PC with X terminal software installed.
With this configuration, it is easy to switch back and forth between a
Windows and Unix desktop. X11 clients are available from a number of
sources:
- Thin client: A diskless PC
running X11 software loaded across the network at
boot time. This type of X-terminal is often an obsolete PC with
inadequate memory and speed for running current versions of Windows,
but is still plenty fast for the simple task of drawing a screen.
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