[Sussex] Charity Threads.

[Derek Harding]

Hi Matt,

I've got that DVD but haven't looked at the Thin Clients yet. I generally use a bootrom floppy - permanently placed in the floppy drive, I then put the floppy completely inboard so kids can't play! Adults who want to get work off a floppy have to put it into the server so that there is some control.

I played with Citrix etc. in the past but the thin client for that is actually pretty thick (both in content and performance!).

PIX booting is good when it works but the LTSP project installation is very friendly in the way it defaults.

I use LTSP at home and in the office in France where it is part of a demo suite. I have demonstrated it to some UK schools and similar cash-strapped institutions. They all show interest and lack motivation if they belong to the public sector!

This wisdom was penned by "Macdonald-Wallace, Matthew J"
<s0209208 at glos.ac.uk> on Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:16:48 -0000:

> 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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-- 
Best wishes,
Derek