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From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: The Software inside of X Terminals
Keywords: X Terminal, X Windows, System Code
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Date: 7 Feb 90 04:08:24 GMT
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In article <2480@dlvax2.datlog.co.uk> dcrone@datlog.co.uk ( David Crone ) writes:
>In general what software apart from an X Server implementation is needed in
>the X terminal to make it work as an X terminal?

You need software to allow you to configure the network software (set the
network address, specify gateways and name servers, etc.).

You need a telnet client to allow you to connect to a host in order to
start up X clients (display manager protocols help here).

If the terminal allows you to use the telnet and/or configuration mode
while still running the X server then you need some form of multitasking.
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Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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