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To: jhg_in_kc who wrote (22069)	11/1/1999 7:19:00 PM
From: Prognosticator	Respond to of 64865

The problem with CTXS is that the server side is a hacked up version of Windows NT, on which typical applications don't work correctly. Windows NT is inherently single-user, the hacks allow a multi-user simulation, but unless applications are modified to support multi-user access, the generally perform poorly. Note: I'm basing my criticism here with hands-on experience with Insignias NTRIGUE, which was based on CTXS's product. Installing and maintaining NTrigue (CTXS component) was an absolute nightmare. Things might have got better in the mean time, but I doubt it. A better headline would have been "CTXS: a poor copy of X-Windows: SunRay, the next generation of X-Windows". X-Windows was fully functional, and superior to CTXS, 15 years ago. (Example: try logging into a Windows NT machine, setting the DISPLAY back to your local machine, and launching a single Notepad application. Can't do it? No. X-Windows could do this kind of thing 15 years ago, and Linux leverages it). P.