NCDware Documentations

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Specific Notes/Trouble Shooting

Changing display resolution

halt the OS with Stop-A
hit the setup key or type "setup"
use the menu to choose the resolution
find the option to exit the setup menu
type "bt" (for Boot via Tftp)

Font problems

In case of apparent font problems inspect the terminal console messages by hitting the Setup (or Pause/Break) key.
Apart from a few builtin fonts an X-terminal loads X fonts from the server. The details are defined in the server's /usr/lib/X11/ncd/configs/ncd_std.
If the terminal console messages indicate a font access problem, check the definitions in file-service-table, e.g. correct name resolution, server directory export permissions, appropriate buffer sizes (try reduction to 1K when crossing gateways), etc.

ncdware 3.0 memory loss

Resources

Downloads

NCD's ftp site (bootfiles, exotic host binaries and more ...) (mirrors exist. ask.)
NCD Explora 401 Thin Client on SuSE 9.1 Linux
NCDware 5.x archives (mirrors exist. ask.)

Documentations

Explora NCDware support (new location)
NCD NCDware Software (new location)
Techtips archive (mirrors exist. ask.)
NCD archive (mirrors exist. ask.)
V5.0
- V5 Installation (PDF)
- V5 Reference manual (PDF), (HTML)
- V5.0.129 release notes (PDF)
V5.1 (Nov 1998)
- Installing NCDware (PDF) (web), (local)
- NCDware User s Guide (PDF) (web), (local)
- NCDware System Administrator's Guide for UNIX Systems (PDF) (web), (local)
- NCDware Publications Roadmap (PDF) (web), (local)
- Using a PC Card in Your NCD Thin Client Device (PDF) (web), (local)
- Remote Configuration Parameter Quick Reference (PDF) (web), (local)
- Using the 3270 Terminal Emulator (PDF) (web), (local)
- NCDware Reference Manual (PDF) (web), (local)
Bomara"s Installation guide

Sites

An NCD/NCDware installation guide
NCD-Erfahrungsseite (V3.5.125 19r) an der Uni Wien.

Articles

Computerwoche
- CW #16 20.04.1990: Support für Widows X11.4 von Network Computing Devices
- CW #06 05.02.1993: X-Terminals mit PCMCIA-Speicher
- CW #30 23.07.1993: X-Terminal unter Windows emulierbar
- CW #52 24.12.1993: Einstiegsmodelle mit mehr Leistung als Vorgaenger Farb-X-Terminals von NCD mit einer PCMCIA-Schnittstelle
- CW #26 01.07.1994: Neue Produkt
- CW #45 11.11.1994: Schulungen zu Unix und Netzwerken
- CW #43 24.10.1997: NCs sollen DV-Administration erleichtern und Kosten sparen helfen
NCD finally releases NCDware 5.1 (Free Library/Computergram International, December 15, 1998)
NCD finally releases NCDware 5.1 (findarticles/Computergram International, December 15, 1998)
Trying to get NAS clients to talk to NCDware servers (1994-07-06)
NCDware 3.2 - program dla X-terminali

Miscellaneous

Last Update: 27-Jan-2011, M.Kraemer