Even today that's not exactly a common feature. Usually you need to start a full desktop (RDP, VNC, etc...) to do anything similar.
I still use X display forwarding regularly. Often for something like sending a Firefox window back so I can look at a page on a test network without needing a direct route to it.
I still use X display forwarding regularly. Often for something like sending a Firefox window back so I can look at a page on a test network without needing a direct route to it.