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32 Bits Online: VNC: An Open Source Thin Client Solution

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 1999

“If you’re running a Linux box, you can natively administer
your Unix and Linux machines but there’s no easy way to admin. your
Windows or Macintosh boxes. Until now…

“Enter VNC, a thin-client product from the British division of
AT&T Research. VNC, short for Virtual Network Computing, is a
pair of products, a server program and a viewer, that, together,
allow you to remotely control a computer from anywhere: on your
home LAN, across your intranet or even across the Internet.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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