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How do I run xstata while connected to a Unix machine from my Windows or Macintosh computer?

Title   Running xstata while connected to a Unix machine from a Windows or Macintosh computer
Author David M. Cowart, StataCorp
Date November 1999; updated November 2001

To run xstata on a Windows or Macintosh computer while connected to a Unix machine running Stata, you will need X-Windows server software for the Windows or Macintosh computer.

There are several software vendors who sell X-Windows server software for Windows or Macintosh. Below is a list of some of these vendors. If there is particular X-Windows server software you use that is not listed below, email webmaster@stata.com and we will add it to the list.

  Windows:  
    Exceed by Hummingbird Communications
    ViewNow by NetManage
    Cygwin/XFree86 (free, but not as easy to install and use as the above commercial applications)
 
  Macintosh:  
    eXodus by White Pine

The DISPLAY environmental variable will also have to be set on the Unix machine. Setting environmental variables depends on the particular shell being used. See your system administrator for help on setting the DISPLAY environmental variable.

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