[THIN] Re: Thin client shell
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 07:53:39 -0500
Obviously MS has no such thing but others have come up with them....
http://www.microwindows.org/ or http://www.rdesktop.org
JK
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Tore Hansen
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:38 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
Is there a RDP client on the Knoppix CD, or where can I find RDP on
Linux
Tore H
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jeff Durbin
Sent: 24. mars 2004 04:24
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
Go to http://www.knoppix.org/ and click the British/American flag to get
English.
JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Hickey
> Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 9:34 a.m.
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
>
> Jeff,
> Where did you get the cd image for Knoppix?
>
> thanks
> don
>
> Jeff Durbin wrote:
>
> >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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