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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: An X terminal for the rest of us (them?)
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Date: 6 Apr 90 21:07:40 GMT
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   After it has been set up by a system
   administrator (which can be done remotely via the
   ethernet), you can walk up to the terminal, turn it
   on, type your password, and start working.

This is exactly what the X Consortium's XDMCP standard is all about.
Several terminal vendors are close to shipping new load images that
support XDMCP, if they haven't already; ask the vendors you're interested
in what their schedule is.