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  • Basically it is a second copy of X running on the *nix server, but there are a variety of lightweight clients that you can use on other platforms. This may be simpler to set up than X on Windows (and should have fewer compatibility issues).

    This may be worth a shot.

    • VNC does work for many things, though it's not perfect. However for the DB/2 install you apparently need a Java enabled X Server, so VNC is not the best option. I don't know DB/2 so I have no idea if this is the case, but it's what the DBA said. He wants either a proper Unix workstation or a copy of Hummingbird eXceed that works (i.e. not on WinXP/SP2).

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      -- "It's not magic, it's work..."
      • My copy of Hummingbird eXceed is working just fine on WinXP/SP2! Did it not work for him?

        -sam

        • It was very unhappy, I have no idea why, I didn't do the install or see the problem. I know Cygwin/X on Win2K was okay for me, for the tasks I was using. I don't know the version of eXceed he had either, but he said it was the latest version, with all the patches. Apparently he needs some funky Java features that Cygwin/X can't deliver. I don't know anything about DB/2, but IBM did seem to be rather keen on Java at one time, so I'm sure DB/2 has lots of Java things in it.

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          -- "It's not magic, it's work..."
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