On Wed, 01 Sep 1999 12:25:35 -0700, John Oram wrote:
> To do a "true SURVPC network of computers" based on what
> you advocate requires a NOS (network operating system) like
> Novell or WFW (Windows for Workgroup) which resides _over_
> the top of DOS on the server and the client.
I wasn't talking about a general-purpose network of computers,
rather a "cybercafe" where each of the clients has access to
the internet (via a graphical browser). All this requires is
DOS, Arachne and an appropriate packetdriver (on the clients)
and CLI Linux (on the server).
This is not theoretical. This is precisely my own setup at
home. Occasionally, I have three people, sitting at three
different computers, all browsing the internet independently
over my 33.6k dial-up connection to the internet. It works
well.
> That is a difficult at best solution, which is why other
> options like Linux on older 486 based servers have taken over.
All of us agree that Linux should be used on the server.
The only question is whether it should be an expensive
P-class server or a cheap survPC.
> If you think X-windows will only work with a Pentium based
> system, I suggest you experience FreeBSD...
We are talking about providing multiple sessions of real-time
Netscape to a cluster of X terminals. You'd have to be insane
to try that with anything less than a solid P-class machine.
Even with FreeBSD.
The alternative (my alternative) is to use the server as a
TCP/IP router and let each of the clients do its own processing
(with Arachne). In this case an ordinary 486 (or even a high-
end 386) running CLI Linux can be used as the server.
Cheers,
Steven
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