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Apple Remote Desktop Released

Posted by pudge on from the big-brother-is-not-all-that-bad dept.

A user writes "Apple Remote Desktop provides remote administration and viewing for Macs. It works back to Mac OS 8.1, over the Internet, provides remote software updates, system checks, screen locking and more. Sweet." Sweet indeed. I could use this for my home network (right now consisting of five Macs, going on six). The cost is $299 for 10 clients, $499 for unlimited clients.

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  1. Re:No dual licenses? by Praxxis · · Score: 5, Informative

    While it is not a robust and does not come with all the bells and whistles, you may want to consider using OSXvnc. It's free, provides basic desktop access via a VNC client or Web Browers, and did I mention it's free.

    Check it out; http://www.osxvnc.com/

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    -Praxxis
  2. Re:No dual licenses? by nachoman · · Score: 5, Informative

    And for those who don't know, VNC (the official version) IS available for old version of mac OS (both for 64K and PPC processors). Oh, and it works with Linux and windows too. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

    I've used VNC a lot of linux, windows and a bit on the mac. It works great and you can't beat the price.