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WinFrame - technical definition
Earlier software from Citrix that turned a Windows NT 3.51 server into a centralized, timeshared computer. Introduced in 1995, Windows applications were run on the server and only screen changes were sent to the client machines. WinFrame included a copy of NT 3.51 integrated with Citrix's MultiWin multiuser technology and the company's ICA presentation protocol. MultiWin is the technology used by Microsoft in its Terminal Server options for Windows NT and 2000. See Terminal Services and ICA.
Windows NT and MultiWin
WinFrame was made up of a licensed version of Windows NT 3.51 and Citrix's MultiWin technology. It used the ICA protocol to send input from the client machine to the server and send only screen changes back to the client.
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