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Figure 1: The client program sends packets of instructions to the server, which contains the hardware-dependent drivers for that workstation. An X server controls not only the screen but also the keyboard and a pointing device with up to five buttons.

Figure 1: The client program sends packets of instructions to the server, which contains the hardware-dependent drivers for that workstation. An X server controls not only the screen but also the keyboard and a pointing device with up to five buttons.

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