Comparison Chart
Citrix Metaframe features vs. Windows 2003 Terminal Services
Feature
Citrix Metaframe
Windows 2003 Terminal Services
Available client    
Windows NT
Windows 95/98
Windows 3.11 (Workgroups)
Windows 3.1
 
Windows CE
DOS
 
Macintosh (Motorola, PowerPC)
 
UNIX (Solaris, Sparc, X386, DEC)
 
UNIX (SunOS, SCO, DEC, HP)
 
UNIX (SGI, SCO, Linux)
 
RISC OS
 
Client devices    
PCs (Windows 3.11 or greater)
PCs (DOS, UNIX, Linux)
 
Macintosh (Motorola, PowerPC)
 
Handheld PCs
 
Windows-based terminals (CE)
Windows terminals (DOS, etc.)
Network terminals (Winterm, etc.)
 
Set-top devices
 
Mobile handheld devices
 
Client features    
Manual drive redirection
Bitmap caching
 
Automatic printer creation
Clipboard redirection
Automatic drive redirection
 
Seamless windows
 
Transport protocols    
TCP/IP
IPX
 
SPX
 
NetBeui
 
Client multi-media    
System sounds (beep)
16-bit stereo (WAV, MIDI, AVI)
 
Connections    
LAN
WAN
RAS dial-up
Direct serial connection (asynch)
 
Direct dial-up
 
Local device support    
Local printer (parallel port)
Local client printer spooler
COM port redirection
 

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