On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 02:19:29PM -0600, -ray wrote: > > I know we've talked about this before, but here's a different take. A > faculty member here teaches a computer/networking course to K-12 teachers. > All agree that it would be beneficial and cost effective to start using > more Linux and less MS in K-12. The problem is some schools don't have > lots of money for computers, and are currently still running Pentium 1 > class systems with 16m or 32m memory. > > With this type of system, they'd like a GUI and a basic word processor. > Obvious KDE/Gnome or Openoffice is out of the question. Graphical install > would be nice, but not required. Anyone have any suggestions or > experience with this?
Linux thin-client computing is the answer. The best place for info is http://www.k12ltsp.org/ They would need a a server but not a beefy one. I know it's hard for schools to come up with $1K but thats about all they need. The clients are diskless, "thrown out" PC that can usually be gotten from local businesses as they upgrade. -- Bryce T. Pier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
