On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Daniel O. Escasa wrote:
> Linux shouldn't have any problems with PS/2 mice, so suggest we stay open to
> that alternative, especially if there's no significant diff in price.
OK. It's just that I thought PS/2 mice were more expensive and not as easy to
buy (for replacements) outside of Manila. I'm probably mistaken.
> > ROM : custom boot ROM to connect temrinal to network
>
> Say, just how mature is that Linux-on-ROM thang?
Not sure. We got it to work at Linux Philippines. Alex worked on that one. I
think someone mentioned something about the Intel chipset having provision for
something similar.
> > RAM : 512MB
>
> Suggest expandability to at least 1024MB, possibly more. I think 512 should be
> OK for a 10-PC network doing mostly Internet stuff and Star Office, but there's
> the possibility of students wanting to learn programming.
That's right. I'm wondering lang how cost effective it might be though. How
much is another 512MB of RAM nowadays?
The project has been scaled down now so I think there's a better chance of us
identifying which school might want to get their students into programming.
That way, we might send out some servers with more RAM.
> > video : 4MB AGP video card**
>
> Not really necessary. In fact, you could do with an old ISA 1MB Trident. I have
> one, can trade it in for the AGP card, at no cost to the project. Seriously, the
> server can even be headless, and I suggest that we don't install a monitor or
> fancy graphics card on it, to discourage its use. If we're thinking of the
> teacher, suggest we assign another PC specifically for him or her.
Hmm... interesting!!! Oo nga, I have an old 1MB Trident on my PC and it seems
to work pretty well with Linux (except when it slips out of its slot; my PC is
kinda wierd).
> > printer (preferably laser)
>
> On another, related tack, the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) would like
> to see such a setup in action, in part to dispel their skepticism about how well
> Linux works. The late, lamented Linux Philippines had diskless workstations, and
> obviously we can't show that. Anyone have a diskless workstation setup that we
> can show to the LCF?
H-e-e-e-y... maybe I could convince Ricky to set up a diskless X terminal at
his company to prove the concept. Anyone out there with more info on this?
Anyone willing to help us set this up?
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