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JollysFastVNC - A speedy VNC client
Authored by: msadesign on Sep 08, '07 06:40:11AM

Could someone tell me the difference between Timbuktu, which I've used for years to control remote macs, and VNC? I get the platform independence but is there a difference in functionality?



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JollysFastVNC - A speedy VNC client
Authored by: JohnnyO on Sep 15, '07 06:21:00PM

VNC is usually free, which Timbuktu is a Commerical product.



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JollysFastVNC - A speedy VNC client
Authored by: leamanc on Sep 21, '07 10:57:37AM

VNC is generally limited to screen-sharing and a few other limited features, depending on the server and client (sharing of clipboards, etc.).

Timbuktu has a few more features, like using Skype to find machines on the Internet, the ability to use Timbuktu accounts or accounts defined on the computer, chat, the ability to push-install itself on machines with SSH enabled, and a few more things.

As someone else mentioned, Timbuktu is a commercial product, so you have to pay for it. You get more, but personally I find its screen-sharing on a Mac very, very slow since OS X. It used to be speedy on OS 9, but is very slow compared to any VNC server on a Mac OS X box.



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