For a wireless Sun Ray, have a look at Tadpole's offerings. It's a Sun Ray 1 in a laptop format. Very cool!
Chris Anthony Worrall wrote: > Hi > > I would find a software version of the SunRay Client very usefully. > I have a SunRay on my desk (well two actually running multi headed so that > one is used for gnome and the other runs rdesktop for when I have to use > windows boxes ;-(. Often I need to work in our labs which don't have SunRays > or on our help desk. I can transfer the windows connection but not the > gnome session :-(. > > Being able to connect to the gnome session from home would also be a big > plus. > > The other option I had thought about was a wireless SunRay ( SunRay 1 with a > usb wireless device maybe) but then that rather goes against the HotDesk > philosophy of SunRays. > > One thing we are looking at at the moment is converting old PC's into thin > clients running RDP (rdesktop) and X using thinstation software > (http://thinstation.sourceforge.net). > > A software Sunray client would be nice to have on this platform. It allows > the user to connect their USB storages devices to windows sessions, but I > don't think allows the device to X sessions. > > > > Cheers > > Anthony Worrall > > >>>On an unrelated note: I've heard rumors that Sun has developed a >>>SunRay client in Java. Have you heard anything about this, by chance? >> >> >>I can't see the demand existing for any kind of 'Sun Ray in software >>client'. If you're using a device to access a Solaris app, there are >>easier ways to access it than installing a Sun Ray software client and >>connecting to a Sun Ray server, which then runs the app. Most >>customers I see are using PCs, so they can use an X Server for Windows, >>or X host across from Linux. If they're remote users, or using WiFi >>connections from tablet PCs or such like using Tarantella or something >>similar would make most sense. >> >>It would be fun to see though :) >> >>Chris >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users -- Christopher Saul Engagement Architect, Desktop & Mobility Sun Microsystems SEE Mobile: +971 50 650 7041 Ext: x12634 _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
