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Re: X Clients out on the net? (non-debian specific question)



> If I understand what you want, you want to run an X client on a Windows
> box. This might give you a taste of the flavor of X, but the "engine" will
> still be Windows with all its limitations, so don't expect to get a true
> feel for it.
> 
> To do this, you'll need an X Server on your Windows box. The X Server is
> the "engine" for X Windows. There's a free version from www.microimages.com
> called Mix/TNTLite or something or other that you can run on top of
> Windows. It's kindda like running a Macintosh emulator on Windows, so it
> won't be truly representative of X.
> 

Can you be more specific about "the engine will still be Windows with all its 
limitations" and "won't be truly representative of X" ?




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