<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 08/11/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dave Morley</b> <<a href="mailto:davmor2@gmail.com">davmor2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 13:59 +0000, Zeth Green wrote:<br>> On 08/11/2007, Dave Morley <<a href="mailto:davmor2@gmail.com">davmor2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > To be honest, this is only really suitable for FreeDOS.
<br>> > Not true it would be an excellent thin client Ltsp stylee :)<br>><br>> Not to put the boot in anymore, but I think it is even too low spec<br>> for that: CPU of 75 MHz is not a lot. You will also need to add an
<br>> Ethernet card unless it has one already:<br>><br>> "For using the default, secure mode of LTSP, you'll need to have a<br>> slightly faster CPU. Any 233 MHz or better CPU should provide<br>> acceptable performance.
<br>> If you have slower clients, in the range of 133 MHz to 233 MHz, you<br>> may be able to use them, if you're willing to reduce the security of<br>> your thin client network. More on this in the Administration section.
<br>> For the best possible performance, a 533 MHz processor will provide a<br>> first class thin client desktop experience."<br>> <a href="http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/handbook/C/server-hw.html#id2751308">
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</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br>Things like that are good for datalogging, I remember we setup an old laptop in a new frame in the wall, that basically displayed the status of machines in the room, through a pcmcia network card. I think that had a very similar spec.
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