Re: [LUG] thin clients: silent, right?

[Bill <main@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For £100 pounds you can get a x86 compatable silent Mini-ITX System ( VIA EPIA 5000 )

       http://www.mini-itx.com/

Which in partnership with a noisy server in a back room, running LTSP

       Linux Terminal Server Project
       http://ltsp.sourceforge.net/

You can achieve the altimate Thin-Client system. With response times loads 
better than any Remote Desktop/VNC Solution as it is all X comms ( xdm login etc.)

It really is quite simple if you have the couple of hours to put a test-bed together.

The other joy is that because linux is running on the client ( Via NFS FileSystems ) 
you can infact run local apps for better performace and hardware reasons. 
i.e. Playback of video files with mplayer running local to the client. SANE run local
because that is where your scanner is.

Axel/VNC combo for £350 pounds bare system price - Mini ITX / KDM for 150 pounds tops

Do check out the cool Mini PC's at Mini-ITX. It is all very cool.

Do not under estimate the noise from your Hard Drives and PSU Fan.
Some things just can't be silienced. ( These systems use a DC-DC Fanless PSU )

Laters,

Bill.






On Tuesday 17 December 2002 14:23, you wrote:
> Thin clients for X or for that matter MS' windowing GUI don't have a fan
> in, am I right?
>
> So no noise to disturb the office/consulting room?
>
> Commonest GP IT grumble apart from programs falling over is of the noise
> the PC makes in a consulting room.

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