> I am not sure I like the suggestions of using Terminal Server or Citrix -
> isn't it just the conceptual equivalent of giving your clients PC-Anywhere
&
> tell them to dial into your server?
In Simplistic Terms yes but with multiple connections
> The biggest problem is suggesting running a dial-up line - Telecom charge
4
> cents a minute during the day so if you are talking about a dial up line
to
> an ISP then you are looking at 8 x 60 x 4 / 100 : ~$20 dollars a day (per
> site) or ~30 cents per transaction. It would be cheaper to put in leased
> line (only $90 month for a 33.6 last time I looked - admittedly years
ago),
> and would give you 24/7 uptime. Of course, you still have to connect to
an
> ISP & pay charges.... good luck finding an ISP that will guarantee uptime
> - voyager lost our link for a couple of hours last week :-(.
>
Assuming they take 8 hours to key 60 transactions ie 8 minutes per tran!
> Its just a personal opinion, but I think that PC's are cheap enough that
> running dumb terminals just seems wrong.
>
This is a pragmatic solution ie the cost vs technical niceties
Having said that a lot of people get into truble with the 'PC is cheap...'
thinking which is
why application servers are on the rise
PC's are cheap but maintaining them isn't!
Regards
Neven
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