I use Asus eee Box's for all my thin clients, they seem to be more like what
you want than a netbook ;P ($450AUD)
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11854
Their great for having a local install to fall back on in case your servers
playing up (we use them in emergency services for remote comms vehicles).
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Anton Vaaranmaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible to totally omit the netbook's own screen and use an
> external (VGA connected) monitor instead? Likewise I want to use an
> extenal keyboard and mouse instead of those in the netbook. Can I expect
> a "plug it and start using" experience or do I need to tweak Xorg.conf
> etc and build a custom squashfs image?
>
> >From my description you probably guess I want to use the netbook as only
> a central processing unit, eg a bare thin client with no peripherals or
> screen. (The built-in screen and keyboard are too small and mouse too
> inconvenient, but the "muscle" of the hardware, silent operation and
> small physical dimensions, and of course purchase price is ideal for
> thin client use). Have any of you subscribers used netbooks/notebooks in
> this way?
>
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> Anton
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