[huskerlug] Re: Moving back to dumb terminals]
- From: Hexadecimal <hexcat@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:22:17 -0600
I have two Psion 5s around here somewhere (one's a 5mx). People've gotten
Linux to run on it... pretty amazing.
http://liberti.dhs.org/liberti/images/computer/psion5-linux-004.jpg
On 1/30/07, Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have some Radio Shack's Model 100's around, and finally some of the
> pixels in
> the LCD went out, It's 22 years old. I don't think many PCs will last
> that
> long. :-D ---Jim
>
> GreyGeek wrote:
> >
> http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117011971274291861-oJ6FWrnA8NMPfMXw3vBILth1EiE_20080129.html?mod=blogs
> >
> > " ...
> > Because the terminals have no moving parts such as fans or hard drives
> that
> > can break, the machines typically require less maintenance and last
> longer
> > than PCs. Mark Margevicius, an analyst at research firm Gartner Inc.,
> > estimates companies can save 10% to 40% in computer-management costs
> when
> > switching to terminals from desktops. "
> > ============
> > JLK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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