[THIN] Re: Thin client shell
- From: "Tore Hansen" <tore.hansen@xxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:07:28 +0100
SoThin ( sothin.co.uk ), NCD/ThinPath PC, Neoware ThinPC ( same as
NCD/ThinPath PC ) and Alcatraz from Wyse are similar products, anyone
evaluate this products?
Tore H
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: 24. mars 2004 19:07
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
One thing to consider on this whole topic is the issue of centralized
management. If you simply want a cheap solution to turn a PC into a thin
client and are willing to manually create and manage the nodes then =
anyone
of the free solutions will do the trick.
The benefit of the commercial solutions, such as ThinPath PC, are that =
they
install on top of the existing OS and can be populated and updated from
=
a
central point. So, for example, if you decided to publish new =
applications,
create a new farm, dedicated a server for certain users, etc. the =
managed
tools let you push these changes out the user launch interface
automagically. In addition, the initial client software can be easily
installed from the web.
Much of this can be mimiced using Pxe or centralized config files, but I
just wanted to point out that the commercial solutions do have a reason
=
for
charging, they are offering more!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd. suite D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
(602) 296-0411 fax=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
Of Jeff Durbin
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:56 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
Yes, there's one on the Knoppix CD. Once you get it installed it's in =
one of
the program menus. I think it's called Rdesktop.=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tore Hansen
> Sent: Thursday, 25 March 2004 12:38 a.m.
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
>=20
> Is there a RDP client on the Knoppix CD, or where can I find
> RDP on Linux
>=20
>=20
> Tore H
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> -----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
>=20
> Go to http://www.knoppix.org/ and click the British/American
> flag to get English.
>=20
> JD
>=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> > On Behalf Of Don Hickey
> > Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 9:34 a.m.
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
> >=20
> > Jeff,
> > Where did you get the cd image for Knoppix?
> >=20
> > thanks
> > don
> >=20
> > Jeff Durbin wrote:
> >=20
> > >It looks like it's what I'm looking for, but it isn't $20 or
> > less a machine!
> > >
> > >
> > > =20
> > >
> > >>-----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.=3D20
> > >>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]=3D20
> > >>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=20
> 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=20
> 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.=3D20
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >>=3D20
> > >>
> > >> =20
> > >>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20
> > >>>[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
Kenzig=3D20=20
> > >>>http://thin.net
> > >>>Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 4:16 a.m.
> > >>>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>>Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell =3D20 No but I have
> an article
> > >>>that lists links and a bit of
> > >>> =20
> > >>>
> > >>info=3D20 to all
> > >> =20
> > >>
> > >>>of the options and different products that do this at:=20
> > >>>http://ondemandaccess.com/article_read.asp?id=3D3D45
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>Regards,
> > >>>Jim Kenzig
> > >>>http://thin.net
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>-----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
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>Does anyone have experience with products like Thintop (=3D20
> > >>>thintop.com ) Clam IT ( clam-it.com ) or Alcatraez from Wyse.
> > >>>=3D20
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