Linux Terminal Server Project WAS Re: Cheap Control Panels?

["paul_watkin" <paul_watkin@xxxxxxx>]

Michael,

My knowledge of this and Linux in general is basic to say the least 
so forgive my daft questions.

As I understand it the server side parts of this project are 
installed over a standard distribution of Linux (I have Suse7.1)

unsing win4lin would then allow me to run bog standard outlook and IE 
on the server and see it remotely on the thin client? Any idea how 
well it would cope with multiple instances of ann app like outlook at 
once (would be nice if everything displayed on the thin client looked 
the same as that when using the full blown PC's upstairs in the 
office?

this setup would allow me to have thin clients around the house 
(thinking Kitchen and bedrooms in particular where it would be hard 
to accomodate a full pc, even a small one) with touchscreens and RF 
keyboards and not have the drawbacks of another umpteen sets of 
microsoft software to maintain and the noise created by hard drives 
whirring

Could the thin client not also act as a very crude streaming media 
player for multi room audio at the same time, again thinking bedrooms 
(background music/radio requirement rather than HiFi)

Before I get to carried away with the benefits of this solution over 
everything suggested so far, anybody fancy injecting some reality?

Regards

Paul
--- In ukha_d@y..., "Michael Van Wesenbeeck" 
<michael.van.wesenbeeck@p...> wrote:
> Has anyone had a look at www.ltsp.org ?
> 
> This is the linux terminal server project.  What they have to
offer 
is a way
> to make thin-clients run apps on a server.  The apps just get
displayed
> remotely through the Xserver. They run in server memory.
> 
> This could have multiple advantages:
> 
> 1) no hard-disk, cdrom or floppy needed in client device.
> 2)all administration is done on the server.
> 3)multimedia , internet, e-mail access
> 4)has full support for ELO-touchscreens
> 5)one can put windows on top of linux (win4lin)
> 6)no OS-licenses for client-devices (e.g. PocketPC)
> 7)regular network connection 10(/100)BaseT (over regular CAT5)
> 8) ... if anyone can think of anything else?
> 
> disadvantage: it's linux again.
> 
> Now we just need a thin-client ($330 @
www.disklessworkstations.com)
> Or built one yourself:
> -touchscreen LCD
> -small motherboard (IR-support?) with onboard sound.
> -bootable network card
> -32MB Ram  -> everyone has these laying around, right?
> -200Mhz CPU  -should be enough (even with streaming mp3's in
mind)
> 
> With a solution like this, you have access to a full-featured OS 
(several
> flavours of linux) so I know it would be overkill to have this 
functionality
> in 15 rooms...  But maybe this can be used in your most important
rooms.
> 
> PS:  I'm not an affiliate of these companies.  Just excited
about 
the
> possibilities.
> 
> Michael.

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