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Article #102Re: floppy eject buttons [was: What's a Real Computer?]
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Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 22:10
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 22:10
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In article <ericb.476.301D44B8@psu.edu>, Eric Bennett <ericb@psu.edu> wrote: >Well, to fix somebody's Unix machine remotely, you still need a computer >yourself too. Not as difficult a requirement as having a Mac, of course... >Anybody know if Timbuktu is available for Windows? What's wrong with a VT-100 (or similar) terminal, and any old modem? That's not a computer! >Well, there's an advantage of Timbuktu--you get all the graphics. Of course >this is a disadvantage over a modem. Yes, but you can get graphics with X, too. With UN*X the remote connection can be either graphics or text. And you don't even need a computer; you can use an X-Terminal (though a Linux box will give equal performance for much less cost). Cheers, Terry Murphy
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!news.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: blackbob@sashimi.wwa.com (G) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: floppy eject buttons [was: What's a Real Computer?] Date: 31 Jul 1995 17:10:35 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services Message-ID: <3vjkcr$hrp@sashimi.wwa.com> References: <3uodl4$359@decaxp.harvard.edu> <jd-wong-3107950335510001@antwerp-10.slip.uiuc.edu> <3vje2hINNmva@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> <ericb.476.301D44B8@psu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: sashimi.wwa.com