I have been researching these for our facility for almost a year. www.infocater.com has a lot if info on the different brands. Tablets = fall into two categories. Those running the Windows tablet pc platform = and have a hard drive etc. Why this is not classified as a laptop is = beyond me. the other is a diskless ce or Linux device. There are less of these out = there and many of the ones out there, like the Viewsonic, are pretty = delicate. I have two rugged tablets from Advantech on my desk. They are nice but = their flash management is a joke. Wyse and Neoware both have nearly identical tablets available. Both are = made for them by Airspeak. The flash management is better but these are = heavier and bigger than most tablets. Our nurses did not want to carry the larger tablets. I have found several companies that make mounting solutions for tablets = and notebooks. This got me around the too big to carry issue (we went = with the Neoware). It also keeps it safe from drops and spills which = are inevitable. For my project, we are mounting tablets to nurses carts for them to use = for dispensing medications etc. hope this is the info you are looking for. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Bill Sorenson [mailto:bsorenson@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:16 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Best Thin Client Hardware On a little different note, does anyone know of a good Thin Client that's in a notebook format? We've got a Citrix desktop client that wants to move forward with a terminal notebook. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Chris Hardy [mailto:Chris.Hardy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:59 PM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: Best Thin Client Hardware Thanks Mike - I'll take a look=3D20 -----Original Message----- From: Mike Batters To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 21/02/03 10:44 Subject: [THIN] Re: Best Thin Client Hardware Chris, No big story like Glenn I am afraid just a quick recommendation. Many of our clients use VXL Netica terminals as thin clients. Cheap Linux based devices, really easy to set up, remote manage etc etc..... Have a look at www.vxl.net for more info. Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hardy Sent: 20 February 2003 22:16 To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: Best Thin Client Hardware Great story Glenn - Thanks for that - also very useful info. In all my research I have found that neoware do make the best thin clients but the way you are using old P 1/2/3 is great too. Again thanks -----Original Message----- From: Sullivan, Glenn To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Sent: 20/02/03 23:51 Subject: [THIN] Re: Best Thin Client Hardware In my case, my Terminal Services implementation was designed to extend the useful life of the existing Pentium 1/2/3 workstations in the company, while also reducing support costs through centralization. So I did a bunch of testing, and came up with what I believe is the ideal "Thin Client" for my company: a stripped down, rebuilt desktop with a custom shell. Now, when it comes time to convert someone from a full-blown desktop to a Terminal Client, I give them a temporary machine that is already set up to connect, and take their machine. If it is capable of running windows 2000 (even barely): *Add a PXE compliant NIC *Perform a RIS unattended CD-Based install with a custom SIF file *Remove the PXE NIC (their old NIC works fine, but will not do RIS) *Rename the machine *Move the created computer account into a "Thin Clients" OU. *GPO is very restrictive *AutoLogon with a service account is setup via Startup Script *RDP Client 5.1 is installed via GPO *A Custom Explorer Shell Replacement program is install by GPO *That shell replacement is used at boot instead of Explorer.exe *Startup script checks for a new version of the shell at boot *If Found, it is copied locally *Sets up PendingFileRenameOperations to replace old version at boot *Reboots If it cannot run Windows 2000: *Add a NE2000 compatible NIC *Boot with a custom boot disk *Wipes all partitions & reboots *Creates a single 100% partition & reboots *formats, connects to the network, and copies Win98SE source files down *Pauses so you can remove the NE2000 Nic and reboot *Automatically installs Win98SE at bootup, unattended. *Log into Win98 with a service account *logon Script sets up shell replacement, and does similar version checking. The Custom Shell has the ability to also run applications installed locally (for example, a Digital Camera utility) and because the machines themselves are running a full operating system, I can share a printer, install VNC, do just about anything I want with them... And, after all that, some people who have had nothing but VT terminals (don't ask) get Neoware Capio 610's as a replacement. They have worked well for us. So that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it, Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Hardy [mailto:Chris.Hardy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:27 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Best Thin Client Hardware Hi All I would like to ask the list for what people is the best thin client hardware. I understand that your first question will be what is it going to be used for. Well, let me put it back to everyone by saying - Lets go from the very basic to the most feature rich models. Any stories (about thin client hardware ofcourse :)) )that come along with your advise on this matter would also be nice. Thanks Guys and Gals Chris P.S: Come to think of it - any stories would be nice - there isnt enough story telling on the list :)))) ************************************************************************ MIMEsweeper has been used to check this email for security ************************************************************************ ********************************************************* This Week's Sponsor - Neoware Now through March 31, 2003 Neoware is offering a Capio 500/Eon Proven 2100 for $299! 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