[THIN] Re: Thin client shell
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:23:38 +1200
The clients that I have in mind to replace are Win9x/Me, so I could do it
that way, but I would just prefer to get rid of the Microsoft OS. I suppose
it's not a necessity, but it would just be easier to tell a client that they
don't have to worry about the underlying OS. And it would be nice to know
that when I want to convert a fat client to a thin client all I have to do
is install a piece of software, regardless of the state of the machine; I
could basically 'image' it and it would be a thin client. Thanks for the
input.
JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Euan Cooper
> Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 9:58 a.m.
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
>
> What OS do the old boxes have? Your clients must have
> purchased an OS with these boxes -right?
>
> We run a few old 486 boxes (originally purchased with DOS/Win
> 311) which we run the 32-bit DOS ICA client on - a bit
> limited in that it only does 256 colours and does not support
> HTTP/TCPIP for locating the MF servers - but they work and
> for the right users they do the job.
>
> We also run a few low end Pentium and better 486 boxes (purchased with
> win9x) with Win95 or Win98 the 32bit windows ICA Client and
> either Richard Lewis's Wrapper or Angus MacDonald's SheLaunch
> (both downloaded from ThinNet).
>
> While some of these boxes are getting quite old they still
> work fine - only real problem as been some of the power
> supply fans have become very noisy.
> These are quite easy and cheap to replace so it is not big issue.
>
> Have had the odd HD fail as well but we keep a stock of old
> smaller HD for this purpose and as we usually have a couple
> of spare pre-configured boxes sitting a shelf we just swap
> out a failed box and replace the HD when we get a chance.
>
> On average it costs us less than NZ$20 per box to get these
> up and running - but that we do still have the proof of
> ownership certificates for the original OS's we purchased
> with these boxes.
>
> -Ec
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Durbin [mailto:techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 8:12 a.m.
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
>
>
> It looks like it's what I'm looking for, but it isn't $20 or
> less a machine!
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Claudio Rodrigues
> > Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 2:34 a.m.
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
> >
> > 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
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