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Subject: Re: Mac emulator for SGI machines
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From: d_burr@ix.netcom.com (Donald Burr)
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:20:31 GMT
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I don't know if there are any Mac emulators for SGI. What you could
do is set up a "headless" (no monitor and keyboard) Linux machine,
install E/Linux on it, then run it with your DISPLAY set to the SGI's
address. You wouldn't need a real powerful machine for this (just
slap together a old 386 system) because you wouldn't need to allow
others access to it, run NFS or other processor-intensive stuff on it,
you wouldn't even need to run a X server on it.
At my last place of employment, I saw a cool device that might fit
your bill, though it isn't exactly an emulator per se (sp?). It is
made by, I believe, Cayman Systems, the makers of GatorBox. 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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