Hi Anthony, In my classroom I'm using an older 2-chip, dual core (total of 4 processors) server running at 2.8 GHz. This server is running Jaunty. It has just 3 gigs of RAM on it. I've got 16 Pentium 4's, each with 512 MB on it running as it's thin clients. I'm running firefox locally. I don't use Flash much though it (finally) works ok though sound on our system is messed up. We do do online simulations which are often java based--this all happens as a localapp--and they work fine. We also run CmapTools as a localapp. I might be running OpenOffice locally (I'm trying to) but haven't been successful checking.
Until I was running these apps as localapps, my whole system was pretty slow--requiring user patience (often not getting it with good grace!). However, since using localapps, even 2 at a time, things are just fine, just as fast as my dual-core mac. Kids have rarely complained about things being slow since I started to use localapps on Jaunty. When the other class tries to boot their thin clients using my server, that is when I get too many clients booted against it, the server slows down but if I had more ram (working to get some right now) I'm sure I could run the 32 users just as easily as the 16 because all are using localapps. Good luck, David On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Anthony Luscre <[email protected]>wrote: > We currently have 3 LTSP labs running ranging in age from 3 to 6 years old. > Everything has been way toooooo slow!!! over last 18 months, so we are > planning on redoing it all. > > I am trying to decide on a few items: > > > 1. What to use for thin (or fat) clients so that Firefox and OO can run > fast enough to satisfy users. I am thinking of using either the Intel dual > core Atom D510 & motherboard with 2 GB of RAM or Intel dual core Atom 330 & > motherboard with 2 GB of RAM (my top budget per client must be under $265 > each and must be new not refurb units according to directive from > Superintendent and Treasurer) > 2. Do I need to run fat clients, to get good performance (there will be > approximately 35 clients per server with Gigabyte switches. > 3. What do I need server wise? My current newest server is a three year > old HP Operon Quad processor with 13 GB of RAM. > 4. What version/distro of software should I install on server, that is > stable but still has newer features?. > > > -- > Anthony A. Luscre > Director of Technology > Mogadore Local Schools > [email protected] > 330-628-7255 > www.mogadore.net/tech > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > >
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