The small form factor keyboards where necessary for the same reason I have to use low-profile cases - the architect who designed the stands for these kiosks must have never actually seen a computer.
Thanks to all who responded to my question.
Tom Griffing wrote:
Brian;
I checked it out and the Dell GX270 is an *awesome*
box and would be a shame to throw out. It has a slick-looking small form factor case.
If you've *got* to have a stylistic look, get sexy mice, keyboards and flat panel monitors, and hide the CPU cases (people don't interact much with cases, anyway).
The Dell you mentioned would make a *great* LTSP
client. If you want to make it more reliable, you
could unplug the hard disks to reduce power consumption and noise. You could add memory to
one of them and use it for a server for at lease
5 terminals. A 2.2 GHz celeron is no slouch.
Tom
I am pondering replacing one of our currently deployed Dell Optiplex GX270 (Celeron 2.2, 256 MB RAM) with a true diskless thin client in order to give the Dell to a staff member. I looked at disklessworkstation.com and like the HP Compaq T5500 quite a bit.
I would like to re-use some old hardware, but because of stylistic concerns (these are public Internet kiosks in a newly renovated student union and the management likes that techy look) I can't.
I wonder if anyone has any experience with the HP Compaq machines or other LTSP thin client or could think of a reason why I wouldn't want to replace the existing machines.
-- Brian Payst, MS Director of Technology & Systems Support Division of Student Affairs The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voice: (919) 962-1469 fax: (919) 962-5241
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