mmh - they are offering this for the diskless ThinPC: "Optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded from server or in optional Flash memory module" So with the OS in Flash - no Networkload needed... Anyway - WinXP "full" for ThinClients? We don't need that - WYSE & WinCE & ICA - no possibility for the user to crash the os - everthing fine... On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:33:00 +0000, Tom Howarth <tom.howarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > this sound's more like Oracle's and Suns vision for a Network computer > than a thin client. just imagine the network traffic at 9am on a > monday with every body hitting the download server to get their OS, I > tried the IBM netstations and found that they took an absolute age to > boot. and that was with 10 clients on a 100mb lan with the boot server > on the same segment. upto 10 minutes if all the machines were booted > at once, Dell Still don't get it. > > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:12:57 -0000, Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Ummm...quote from the Dell site: > > > > A Diskless ThinPC offers all of the features of the ThinPC without > > sacrificing performance and is ideal for companies who desire maximum > > administrator control. Using Century's Diskless PIXIL Linux or Venturcom's > > BXP software solution (for Microsoft Windows clients), a Diskless ThinPC is > > configured with no hard disk drive and boots to a server/controller. > > Through the network connection, Diskless ThinPCs can support local > > peripherals and can run software applications on the local CPU or on the > > server. > > > > Doesn't *look* like you have to buy a HDD... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew Shrewsbury [mailto:MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tue 14/12/2004 19:37 > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: > > Subject: [THIN] Re: Dell almost does thin > > > > I don't think Dell has the slightest clue what thin is. Also you > > have to buy a HD even if you don't use it. I assume you still have all the > > normal moving parts that cause PCs to fail. Anyone using something like > > this? > > > > Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA > > > > Network Administrator > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Evan Mann > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:24 PM > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [THIN] Re: Dell almost does thin > > > > Those SX280's are baiclaly full blown OptiPlex GX280's in a smaller > > case. It's really a fat hardware client. > > > > _____ > > > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Matthew Shrewsbury > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:15 PM > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [THIN] Dell almost does thin > > > > Does anyone know of or tried Dell ThinPC? > > > > > > http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/solutions/en/thinpc > > > > Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA > > > > Network Administrator > > > > > > > > > -- > Tom at home > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor SeamlessPlanet.com Domain Names > Register your .com domain name for as low as $7.85 > One of the lowest prices on the web! Part of The Kenzig Group. > http://www.seamlessplanet.com > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > ThinWiki community - Awesome SBC Search Capabilities! > http://www.thinwiki.com > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor SeamlessPlanet.com Domain Names Register your .com domain name for as low as $7.85 One of the lowest prices on the web! Part of The Kenzig Group. http://www.seamlessplanet.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm ThinWiki community - Awesome SBC Search Capabilities! http://www.thinwiki.com *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm