[kwlug-disc] finally, the linux desktop wins!

Chris Frey cdfrey at foursquare.net
Sat Jul 17 01:18:14 EDT 2021


On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 11:51:55PM -0400, Gordon Dey wrote:
> On 2021-07-16 3:47 p.m., Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> 
> > Mainframe + terminal (with GUI now) is back?
> 
> Long ago, HP made x-terminals (i.e. terminals with a GUI) here in KW
> specifically for this way of working.
> Old is new?

I think I even used one of them.  At Conestoga College back in the day,
the electrical engineering room had a Linux server running on a 486,
serving about 6 or so standalone X terminals.   Good times. :-)

- Chris





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