I'm using the New Internet Computer ($200 without monitor) that boots from cdrom. There is rumors of a ltsp image for it wandering around....but it boots a thin linux with browser and ssh and other toys....not super fast, but cheap and with the new cdroms (mine have the old slow ones) it's not too bad....
http://www.thenicstore.com/nic/ /brian chee University of Hawaii ICS Dept Advanced Network Computing Lab 1680 East West Road, POST rm 311 Honolulu, HI 96822 808-956-5797 voice, 808-956-5175 fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dustin Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:41 PM Subject: [luau] Linux Thin Clients > Aloha, > > I was just wondering what is the least expensive thin client (everything > from keyboad to monitor) a company can put together to use with something > like LTSP? I have looked around and find NO inexpensive thin clients > anywhere and X terminals are crazy expensive. It seems that I can get a > low end desktop for the same price as a thin client. > > Planning a business around scrounging for used hardware is not a good > option so I would expect to have to buy something. Thin clients seem to > give me cost saving in hardware. The servers will cost more to handle the > extra load. But it should require less admin work once up and running. Is > this a fair assessment of thin clients in a business enviroment? > > Has there been any performance testing on thin clients compared to > desktops? Something like how does Open Office run (i.e. how long to open > to perform a complex operation) on a thin client with a good server versus > a low end desktop (like a 1Ghz PIII with 128MB ram)? > > > Mahalo, > Dusty > > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau
