[THIN] Re: "Dumb down" desktops
- From: "Joanne Determann" <joanne.determann@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:29:18 -0400
We use DOS network client and DOS WFClient and publish a desktop. Keep
the NICs standard to make DOS networking easier. Joanne
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Malczewski [mailto:jmalczewski@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:23 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: "Dumb down" desktops
The vast majority of the clients in my building are P133/P166's. They
all run Win95, and we dumbed them down something fierce.. Edit the
system.ini and change the shell from explorer.exe to the RDP Client
(MSTSC.exe -- We're not using Citrix), so now the machines boot, and go
straight to the TS servers...
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Mack [mailto:Rick.Mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 8:12 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [THIN] "Dumb down" desktops
Hi Chris,
I used to have a low opinion of win 9x, but now that no-ones
writing viruses for win 9x anymore, it starting to look like an ideal
thin client O.S. if you can't cope with Linux. I've got a largish
customer still using several hundred 9x systems, locked down and PN
only. Some are 5-6 years old and still going, only being replaced when
they die.
At last audit there were still 10-20 Pentium 75s.
regards,
Rick
Ulrich Mack
rmack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Volante Solutions
18 Heussler Terrace, Milton 4064
Queensland Australia.
tel +61 7 3246 7777
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Chris Grecsek
Sent: Fri 30/07/2004 9:23 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] "Dumb down" desktops
Was curious as to what different strategies people have used to
"dumb down" existing desktops?
Does it make sense to wipe out the existing OS and install a 3rd
party app such as Alcatraz (if so what are some suggestions on vendor)
to really dumb them down or should we keep the myriad of old Win98-Win2k
machines and just use PNagent or Program Neighborhood in the startup
folder?
Thanks,
Chris
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