[Sussex] Charity Threads.

[Macdonald-Wallace, Matthew J]

Derek,

In the latest version of Linux Format, there is a distro on the DVD that can
(IIRC) Act as a thin client that connects to a server running X, NT Terminal
Server if Citrix ICA metaframe.

Don't know how well it works, but it may be something you're interested in.

HTH,

Matt

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Derek Harding [mailto:derek at lagham.uklinux.net]
>Sent: 03 January 2003 11:32
>To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [Sussex] Charity Threads.
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I do quite a bit for a couple of locally (east Surrey) based 
>charities who go out to the old soviet-block (Macedonia, 
>Bosnia, Kosova, Romania etc.) working with children, widows 
>and orphans, and so on. One of the things I am trying to do 
>(as I write this!) is build a series of work-units consisting 
>of 8-12 ltsp terminals with one server per unit. These are 
>good configurations for teaching or for office work.
>
>Problem is, I have over 40 boxes suitable for use as terminals 
>but no motherboards suitable for servers - they need to be 
>pretty fast with > 512MBytes RAM. Also I have no network cards 
>beyond two or three 10M ATA offerings nor do I have any hubs!
>
>So the end result is that I'm having to put small footprint 
>OSs onto the harddrives so that they can run standalone for 
>one charity. The other charity at present can't take anything 
>second-hand into Romania so I am holding enough to make them 
>two units when they get import licenses again.
>
>Now - can any of you help me out with suitable 
>motherboards/RAM, network cards or w.h.y.?
>
>-- 
>Best wishes,
>Derek
>
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