X windows over a serial port?

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From: Wayne Hayes
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1991 00:03

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I want to run an X server on my PC over a 9600bps connection under any of
DOS, Windows, or OS/2.  I've heard of Desqview X, but I don't think
it's available yet and it's not clear it'll run over a serial port.

Is there such an animal?  Please respond via e-mail and I'll post a
summary.

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!csri.toronto.edu!wayne
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.msdos.desqview
From: wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes)
Subject: X windows over a serial port?
Message-ID: <1991Jun29.200337.25265@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Summary: does such a beast exist?
Keywords: X Window serial port modem 9600 bps
Date: 30 Jun 91 00:03:37 GMT
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