In comp.lang.perl.misc Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> In comp.lang.perl.misc John Bokma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Chris Head <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> What advantages would those be (other than access from 'net cafes, but >>>> see below)? >>> And workplaces. Some people have more then one computer in the house. My >>> partner can check her email when I had her over the computer. When I >>> want to check my email when she is using it, I have to change the >>> session, fire up Thunderbird (which eats away 20M), and change the >>> session back. >> Not a Windows solution, but I find the 'screen' utility invaluable as >> I can have my email, news, and an editor open in different screens >> and then when I need to move to a different machine, I can simply >> detach and reattach screen without disturbing anything that >> might be running. > For a more portable solution, check out VNC. I know... but it is a bugger to set up and I believe it is no longer freeware (if it ever was), and it does not have the stark simplicity which screen has... I only need to have a compiled version of screen on the machine on which I do most of my work and be able to ssh/telnet to that machine without involving any additional software installations on other machines.
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