On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 18:43:10 -0800, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 07:16:32PM -0500, Andy Firman wrote: > > I have always wanted to do this. How do you have the 486s run an > > X server without an OS? > > Heh, you don't. > > > Or do they get a base Debian install? > > Get a base Debian install, fetch a display manager. > > > Also, what are the best hardware thin clients for this sort of > > setup? > > Dunno, I've only done it just to do it with more powerful machines. > Considering X is 20 years old or so, it should give you an idea. ..fwiw, I _have_ run a clusterKnoppix client on a 486 with 32MiB ram off a PII 233 OpenMosixTerminalServer, so it _can_ be done. ;-) ..you just need a net boot loader such as from http://rom-o-matic.net/ and then use the _remainder_ of your 300MiB disk as swap. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
