What's the Hummingbird software

[Qrankz]

I had a client who installed Hummingbird and pooched his RAS connection and internet explorer settings. As soon as he uninstalled it, everything started working. Has anyone ever encountered this program?

 

[Ladi]

The site is rather helpful in talking about this suite of network applications.

~Ladi

 

[dullard]

I use it daily. It allows a Windows based machine to run any Unix program without recompiling/optimizing. Basically I use a program, Gambit, which the company is still to cheap to rewrite for the growing number of PC users (it was written for Alpha machines).

Edit: I've had no problems with it at all. However, I've heard that early Hummingbird versions have lots of trouble on Win2k (the newer versions have solved this problem).

 

[foofoo]

the hummingbird software that i use is the network suite especially exceed which is an x-windowing software. the binaries run on a unix/linux box from which you can open connection windows on your pc with this software. anyone familiar with unix knows a fair amount about the x-windows system

 

[dullard]

<< the hummingbird software that i use is the network suite especially exceed which is an x-windowing software. the binaries run on a unix/linux box from which you can open connection windows on your pc with this software. anyone familiar with unix knows a fair amount about the x-windows system >>



Basically, it makes a PC mimic a unix/linux box. So you can use any unix program, including x-windows. Makes networking a breeze between different operating systems.