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Maybe the GP means the DISPLAY? People couldn't be bothered using xauth and even just had xhost + (allow anyone). When we got internet connectivity at Sydney
by emmelaich 9y ago
Maybe the GP means the DISPLAY? People couldn't be bothered using xauth and even just had xhost + (allow anyone).
When we got internet connectivity at Sydney University we used to just dump X-Windows from all over the world. One in particular was some displays in Sweden. Forget what was actually on them though.
- buckminster 9y agoIt worked the other way round too. You could overwrite the screen buffer of anyone on the network. Usually with something offensive. Sun even provided a command to do it. This was hilarious in 1989.
- 2sk21 9y agoYou are right - I did mean display not frame buffer :-) Exactly as you say, most people used to run with "host +" at my university.