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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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