On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 04:23:12AM -0500, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Jim Christiansen wrote:
> 
> >Ok, so what I'm understanding is that a linux host system
> >without X installed can be accessed from another computer,
> >remotely, using ssh and its X system to operate an X session
> >from the host?
> 
> >From the very beginning of X back in the early 1980s, X was 
> designed to be a network transparent window system.  X uses a 
> client/server model to accomplish this.  The X server, is what 
> controls your video card and display, and handles keyboard and 
> mouse input among other things.  The X server provides a 
> mechanism for arbitrating access to shared resources amongst X 
> client applications.

Thanks, Mike, for another elegant and clear description of an
important part of our favorite OS that is not well understood
by many.

Your contributions are appreciated.

        [snip]

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        David A. De Graaf    DATIX, Inc.    Hendersonville, NC
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