- X11
- One of the most popular implementations of the
X-Window system, X11 is supported by the Open Group
X Project team.
- X.25
- A packet-switched data network.
- X.400
- A CCITT standard for mail formats.
- X.400
A communications network tool. X.400 defines a message transfer protocol
with advanced access control and accounting features
- X.500
- A directory system, X.500 is being superseded by more modern
LDAP systems.
- X-Modem
- One of the earliest reliable file transfer protocols, Xmodem was
written in 1977 by Ward Christiansen for use on the first
BBS.
See also
Ymodem and
Zmodem.
- X-Window
- A network-based
GUI designed for Unix systems,
there are thousands of free applications available as source code and compiled
executables for X-Window compatible systems, including PC-based X-terminal
emulators.
X-Windowing systems are interesting in that they reverse the usual
client-
server metaphor.