On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM, John Aldrich
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Cant’ get rid of the Win9x machines… we’re using them as cheap AS/400
> terminals…

  I'll second the suggestion of Linux.  Heck, I think you could do it
just in console mode, booting from floppy without X11 (GUI).  (I think
I've seen a 5250 emulator for tty.)  Or use ThinStation to netboot
them to a 5250 emulator for X11 (I know I've seen a 5250 emulator for
X11.)  The could also double as RDP clients that way.  Plus you'd be
able to manage them via network.  Plus they'd be immune to Conficker
and all the other Windows worm-of-the-week threats.

-- Ben

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