X Window Emulators
In order to access X Window applications from your Macintosh or PC running
the Windows operating system, you need Secure Shell (ssh) and an X Window
emulator installed. There are many different free and commercial
offerings, and the University has some low cost licenses for University of
Minnesota faculty and staff.
X Window Emulators for Windows
For University of Minnesota faculty and staff Xwin32 is an X Window emulator
that is available at a reduced cost through Academic and Distributed
Computing Services (ADCS)
www1.umn.edu/adcs/site/list.html.
To download a trial version see:
www.starnet.com/products/downloads.asp
For more information on using Xwin32, see
www.msi.umn.edu/user_support/xclient/xwin_win.html.
X Window Emulators for Mac OS X
Apple X11 is available
free from Apple. To download, see: www.apple.com/macosx/x11/download/
. For more information on using Apple X11, see
www.msi.umn.edu/user_support/xclient/xwin_osx.html.
If you have an account on any of the Institute's machines and have
difficulties, please contact help@msi.umn.edu or call (612)
626-0802.