[THIN] Re: Thin client shell
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:31:19 +1200
With the exception of ThinStation, it looks like all the free ones listed on
that page require an underlying Windows operating system.
JD
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig
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> Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 7:54 a.m.
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> Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
>
> There are several free solutions out there 2 on the thin.net
> that work great that are mentioned in the article I suggested
> in my last post.
> JK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Durbin
> Sent: Monday, 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.
>
> 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
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig
> > http://thin.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 4:16 a.m.
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Thin client shell
> >
> > No but I have an article that lists links and a bit of info
> to all of
> > the options and different products that do this at:
> > http://ondemandaccess.com/article_read.asp?id=45
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jim Kenzig
> > http://thin.net
> >
> > -----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
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with products like Thintop (
> thintop.com )
> > Clam IT ( clam-it.com ) or Alcatraez from Wyse.
> >
> > Tore H
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