[Sderby] Re: Contents ofSderby Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2

[andy swindell]

On Tuesday 14 October 2003 11:15, sderby-request at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
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>    1. Remote Desktop help required (David Jolley)
>    2. RE: Remote Desktop help required (Dan Peachey)
>    3. Re: Remote Desktop help required (David Jolley)
>    4. Re: Remote Desktop help required (David Bottrill)
>    5. Re: Remote Desktop help required (David Jolley)
>    6. Re: SuSE/today (claire)
>    7. Re: Remote Desktop help required (David Bottrill)
>    8. Re: Dissatisfied M$ users (Ashley Heath)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:07:59 +0100
> From: David Jolley <dave at lucien.cx>
> Subject: [Sderby] Remote Desktop help required
> To: SDerby LUG <sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Hi Guys (and Gals),
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> Does anyone know of a Java client for remote desktop, VNC, or it's ilk?
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> Cheers,
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> Dave.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:14:40 +0100
> From: "Dan Peachey" <dan at techfunk.net>
> Subject: RE: [Sderby] Remote Desktop help required
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> You can get to a VNC server through web browser by http://server:5800
> (default) if that's any help? It uses a java applet.
>
> Cheers, Dan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sderby-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > [mailto:sderby-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of David Jolley
> > Sent: 13 October 2003 13:08
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> > Subject: [Sderby] Remote Desktop help required
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> > Hi Guys (and Gals),
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> > Does anyone know of a Java client for remote desktop, VNC, or
> > it's ilk?
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> > Cheers,
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> > Dave.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:51:54 +0100
> From: David Jolley <dave at lucien.cx>
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] Remote Desktop help required
> To: South Derby LUG General Mailing List <sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Dan Peachey wrote:
> >You can get to a VNC server through web browser by http://server:5800
> >(default) if that's any help? It uses a java applet.
>
> Ooooh, spiffy.  I didn't realise it did that - note to self:  Read the
> documentation.  Thanks for pointing it out.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
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>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:01:58 +0100 (BST)
> From: "David Bottrill" <david at bottrill.org>
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] Remote Desktop help required
> To: "South Derby LUG General Mailing List" <sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> David Jolley said:
> > Dan Peachey wrote:
> >>You can get to a VNC server through web browser by http://server:5800
> >>(default) if that's any help? It uses a java applet.
> >
> > Ooooh, spiffy.  I didn't realise it did that - note to self:  Read the
> > documentation.  Thanks for pointing it out.
>
> The only downside is the colour resolution of the Java client is only 256
> bit.

No advice to give, just a quick note - you will all have seen my previous cry 
for help in finding yellowdog linux for ppc - just to say, never did find it, 
but i did find a really cheap Dell PC that is now home to Suse Linux 8.0 
(back in familiar territory) and goodbye to my mac (sob) :-)