Date   : Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:00:34 +0200
From   : Patrick Kaell <sparc@...>
Subject: Re: BeebEm under Linux? (or any BBC emulator under Linux?

James Fidell wrote:
> Quoting Dr. David Alan Gilbert (beeb@...):
> 
> 
>>OK, there is a way to get this to work that I have just verified.
>>You will need:
>>
>>    *) VNC - the thing for doing remote desktop stuff
>>        (e.g. http://www.realvnc.com/ - or if you are on Debian just
>>        type  apt-get install vncserver vnc-common  or find the
>>        version for your Linux distribution - most come with it).
>>
>>    *) One piece of gaffer tape.
>>
>>So the trick here is that vnc can make a dummy X server of any depth you
>>like, so do:
> 
> 
> I assume you could do the same thing with Xnest?

Never forget that it is possible to run several regular X servers at 
once under Linux (at different colour depths). You can switch between 
the X servers with [CTRL][ALT][Fn] (virtual console feature). This is 
the way I suggested on my page:  http://www.kayoon.net/kaell/beebem/

Patrick Kaell