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by compsciphd 2 days ago
re #2 see metavnc (old at this point)

https://metavnc.sourceforge.net/

TLDR: it leveraged a specific client that could

a) connect to multiple vnc instances b) display them in a single window c) act as the "window manager" / "desktop environment" - doing this by enumerating menu entries from each instance and creating a composed whole. Enumerating the active applications from each instance and composing them into a single "task bar"/"window switcher" interface.

this is probably close to 20 years old now.