Andy Sy said: > But two things need to happen first: > > 1) Someone must build the client terminal machine - it could use > something as puny as an 8088. It doesn't even need to be x86 > compatible since the only software running on it will be a terminal > emulator (it won't run Linux). If there was such a thing as a complete > PC on a chip (processor + modem + text-only video card), you should be > able to cram the whole thing in a single keyboard enclosure which would > then just be plugged into a paperwhite CRT or, better, LCD monitor. The > whole thing should cost P5-6K for the CRT version, P10-P12K for a black > and white LCD terminal, and P15K for a color LCD terminal. (What would > be really great is for a 12.5" color LCD terminal supporting 80x50 > characters or better to eventually cost less than P10K) > > Hardware guys, if you have an idea how to build this, please > contact me...
in our real world here, we still use ltsp for text terminals. costs only P3.5k per terminal. naka-ssh pa. vga 14" color crt. > > 2) Someone needs to write a good text UI framework (well, I've been > working on one, on and off). For many tasks, a well designed text-based > application is actually faster for end users to get up and running on > AND more efficient in daily use (no mousing around). there are a lot of text UI framework/API/widget sets around. the one we use was written by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (tables,lists,simple menus,buttons,labels,etc...) in c/c++ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
