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From: bdavis@nic.cerf.net (Barry Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: UPDATE: Mac as an X terminal over a serial line
Summary: MacNet SLIP with X ??
Message-ID: <351@nic.cerf.net>
Date: 24 Apr 91 15:46:29 GMT
References: <2813ba42.5400@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Distribution: usa
Organization: CERFnet;  La Jolla, CA
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In article <2813ba42.5400@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>, mjohnson@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Mark S. Johnson) writes:
> 
> The bottom line (based on several informative replies) is that the Mac
> CANNOT (yet) be used as an X terminal over a serial line under the
> MacOS.  One CAN use SLIP and MacX under A/UX, however.
> 

I wonder if anyone has used the KA9Q derived MacNet application as a
background process over which X-Windows might be run.  MacNet gives
you SLIP ability on a Mac and works with Multifinder.  Any ideas?


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