My F.Boot OS is exactly that. X/ICA/RDP/JVM/Netscape in a Linux OS.=20 Fits in a 64MB Disk on Module or hard drive. If you use a Disk on Module you can even remove the hard drive on the machine. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Durbin [mailto:techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: March 22, 2004 1:54 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell I looked at some of the programs suggested last week. I was hoping to find a relatively easy way to turn a PC into a thin client AND get rid of the local Microsoft OS. It would be nice to be able to encourage some of my smaller clients to adopt server-based computing by giving them a free or cheap way to use their aging PCs as thin client devices. Knoppix - this is Linux on a bootable CD. It contains a bunch of programs, one of which is an RDP client, but it's overkill and I'd want to boot from a hard disk, because any older PC that I'm going to convert would have a hard disk. Pilot Linux - this is also Linux on a bootable CD, derived from Knoppix. This started to boot, but at one point it just black-screened, and I didn't even try to troubleshoot it. Thinstation - this is another Linux bootable CD that reads the connection specifics (server IP, etc.) from a floppy. This worked perfectly, although the display settings were a bit off (not all the colors, and the wrong resolution). PXES - this is a linux thin client that loads from a TFTP server after a PXE boot. I haven't tried this one yet, but based on what a pain it would be burning a new CD every time you're troubleshooting something like a display problem, this seems like it might be more appealing.=20 What I'd really like to find is something I can install for free to a PC's hard drive that would boot and give me a thin client interface like you'd see on a true thin client (like a Wyse or a Neoware) (oh yeah, and I'd want it to be free, or really cheap, like $20 a machine). Anyone know what Neoware charges for ThinPC? Based on how expensive their ezRemote Manager is, I'm guessing it's not cheap. JD =20 > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig=20 > http://thin.net > Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 4:16 a.m. > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell >=20 > No but I have an article that lists links and a bit of info=20 > to all of the options and different products that do this at: > http://ondemandaccess.com/article_read.asp?id=3D45 >=20 > Regards, > Jim Kenzig > http://thin.net >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Tore Hansen > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:37 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Thin client shell >=20 >=20 > Does anyone have experience with products like Thintop (=20 > thintop.com ) Clam IT ( clam-it.com ) or Alcatraez from Wyse. >=20 > Tore H > ******************************************************** > This weeks sponsor Emergent Online. > Emergent OnLine is the leading server-based computing=20 > consulting integration firm in the nation. Emergent OnLine=20 > delivers expert consulting services you can depend on. > http://www.go-eol.com > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or=20 > Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm >=20 ******************************************************** This weeks sponsor Emergent Online. Emergent OnLine is the leading server-based computing consulting integration firm in the nation. Emergent OnLine delivers expert=20 consulting services you can depend on. http://www.go-eol.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or=20 set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This weeks sponsor Emergent Online. Emergent OnLine is the leading server-based computing consulting integration firm in the nation. Emergent OnLine delivers expert consulting services you can depend on. http://www.go-eol.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm