1) Support - I assume you mean that you personally will be at LinuxWorld at the LTSP booth. Unfortunately I can't attend; too expensive, nowhere to stay, etc.
2) Cost - I assume you mean that "we" is you or your company, and you will handle the network hardware (cabling, switch, power strips, nics). If you are not supplying the gear, then we need to find other donors. There is the issue of where to put the gear. Brooke was hesitant to commit to additional tables. 4) Vendor - By vendor I believe Brooke means the Jacob Javits Center or whomever the Center hires to do the pressroom. She didn't mention a manufacturer such as HP, only "Operations." Do you have an LTSP server that can reasonably handle up to 12 workstations? There are 5-6 PCs and 1 Mac already in the pressroom. If we add another 6 diskless workstations, then the server would power 6-12 workstations depending on whether the pressroom vendor is willing to go along. 5) Wireless - This sounds like a deal maker. Brooke is very interested in wireless LAN access in the pressroom. She said Doc Searls loaned her a WAP at a recent show. She was embarassed but the journalists liked the easy access. Showcase LTSP - Good questions. I have no ready answers. Perhaps a mix of workstations from Pentium 90-166 (if they have decent video), contemporary PCs and Jammin-125's would be a good demonstration. The reduced noise would be evident. Who has workstations we can borrow? Maybe Jim has an inventory of demo models he can bring. But does he have monitors, keyboards, mice? I have plenty of donated P90 and a few P133 boxes from our community tech center project. The video subsystems are not great, mostly old 1024k S3s. Also have a supply of well used 15" monitors stashed in a garage. But few keyboards, no mice and no nics. Not sure how to get this stuff to the convention center if we need to use it -- our project is all volunteer and no money. Should I hand Brooke off to you, Peter? Tom > 1) Support - Should not be a problem. Just need to be sure to schedule between booth and Press Room > > 2) Cost - Also should not be a problem since we can provide labor and should be able to supply any needed hardware (i.e. cabling, switch, etc.) > > 3) Reliability - Definitely not a problem! > > 4) Vendor - Can Brooke ask the vendor if they would be interested? This is probably vendor specific. If the vendor is, say, Compaq or HP this would be a great way to showcase their hardware if it is Computer Associates well... > > 5) Wireless - I have a HP WAP I can donate to the effort. If they are only going to have a T-1 annd only service one room, one WAP would be plenty. > > Since we wouldn't be replacing the press room network, I am not sure how we can showcase LTSP effectively. Most of the benefits to LTSP are "behind the scenes" - i.e. low end clients, ease of maintaining the system, etc. - how do we showcase this? Do we go with ratty old clients to show how well it works or slick looking Jammin-125s or maybe a compilation of clients to show that it looks and performs the same regardless of what you use? > > I think the key is who the vendor is and if they are open to the idea. > >Pete >-- >http://www.elbnet.com >ELB Internet Service, Inc. >Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting > > >Tom Brown wrote: >> >> Spoke to Brooke Selby on phone. Here's the deal. The pressroom is >> handled by a vendor, either the Jacob Javits Center itself or an outside >> supplier. The Operations staff at the convention center work with Brooke >> on her specs for the pressroom. Her specs are determined by her >> budget, and she can't exceed budget. >> >> Brooke will decide whether the project is feasible based on these concerns: >> >> 1. Support - must have LTSP support onsite 24/7 during show. >> 2. Cost - cannot add to her costs. >> 3. Reliability - LTSP system cannot fail for more than a few minutes. >> 4. Vendor - pressroom vendor must be willing to go along with adding >> LTSP to their network. The LTSP network will be in addition to the >> vendor's pressroom network, not replace it. Vendor may not allow us >> to boot their boxes as LTSP clients. >> 5. Wireless - #1 request from journalists is wireless access. >> >> Additional information. >> >> Media: 180 journalists at show; 12 in press room at any given time; >> 50 in press room during peak times (lunch, dinner). Many want to >> connect their laptops to the LAN via nics or wireless rather than >> wait for terminal. >> >> LAN: yes; 1-2 printers on lan, orders 1 printer and adds another >> if demand requires it; usually 4 spare ethernet cables for folks >> to plug into their laptops; not sure of speed, either ISDN or T1, she's >> checking with Operations >> >> Computer Equipment: 5-6 dual boot PCs (Lin/Win); some version of RedHat; >> Operations says they can install any version of RedHat specified; >> 1 Mac; no idea whether switch or hub or speed of LAN >> >> Tables/Electric Service: tables cost money and have to be ordered >> in advance, doesn't really want to order more tables; no idea of >> electrical service, probably per spec, which affects budget >> >> Wireless: None. Brooke's #1 request is wireless access for pressroom. >> She has no budget for it. >> >> Dial-up: There are several phone lines available for dialup access. >> >> What'ya think? >> >> >> Tom >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_____________________________________________________________________ >Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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