Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken!gauss.llnl.gov!casey From: casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Internet at home ? Message-ID: <92422@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Date: 4 Mar 91 00:20:20 GMT References: <296@nic.cerf.net> <13648@life.ai.mit.edu> Sender: usenet@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV Distribution: comp Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lines: 11 Nntp-Posting-Host: gauss.llnl.gov | From: campbell@churchy.ai.mit.edu (Paul Campbell) | | As far as speed problems, forget X windows. It's just too much of a waste | on bandwidth, and system resources. It WILL run on 9600 baud links, but | it is t too slow to be very useful. This is generally true for all the | graphics environments that depend on transmitting graphical (bitmap) | information across the network. In general yes, with regard to specific X11 products available, no. Take a look at NCD's Xremote and GraphOn's X Terminal products. I think you'll be amazed at how well X11 works across the phone lines.