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Making Mac OS X Work Like X Windows?

Posted by Cliff on from the wouldn't-this-be-nice dept.

X Fiend asks: "Is it possible to configure Mac OS X's window manager to run in a client-server mode like X Windows? I'd like to use my (rather anemic) iBook as an X Terminal, with apps running on my (manly dual-processor) desktop machine, but I don't want to have to use X Windows to do it- I want to use Mac OS X's native window manager. Any ideas?"

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  1. OboroOSX by m0rph3us0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The closest thing I've seen to that is OroboroX which makes things look nativish. Or you can use Tenon X tools Click Here which apparently is built using Carbon/Quartz

  2. Re:What about multiple desktops? by jellomizer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If you are fine with command line there is the su command if you do a su - username
    type the other user password then you are now login with that user accont.
    And you can run apps as that user.

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