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From: klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X-terminal ??
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Date: 16 Feb 90 18:09:57 GMT
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In article <1285@sun2.summer.bt.co.uk>, francis@summer.bt.co.uk (Francis
Tsui) writes:
> Excuse me for my ignorance, but can anyone tell me
> how an X-terminal works?  Does the server run on the terminal
> or on the host?

With the DEC X terminal, the server runs in the terminal.  You send a
normal X protocol over your network to the terminal.  The terminal also
includes all the networking software, so you install it on your network
just like a workstation.  Some X terminals put part of the server on
the host and use a special protocol to communicate between the host and
terminal.  There are advantages and disadvantages to both designs.

Ken Lee
DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
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