From: kenney@stein.u.washington.edu (Michael Kenney) Subject: Re: X terminals: Suggestion for projects like SLS, MCC, etc. Date: 14 Jun 1993 17:36:00 GMT
In article <1993Jun14.033950.14467@wixer.bga.com> rhodesia@wixer.bga.com (Felix S. Gallo) writes:
>mark@taylor.uucp (Mark A. Davis) writes:
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>4) "ease of administration." Diskful machines are vastly easier to
>administrate, as any first year sysadmin can vouch.
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Jeez, get a clue. How often do you need to backup an X terminal? how much
new software do you need to install on an X terminal? etc. X terminals
require almost *no* administration at all and for most users needs they
are more than sufficient.
Just because PC's and workstations are cheap, that doesn't mean everyone
should have one on their desk.
>5) "reliability." Once well-versed in the PC architecture, repairs can
>cost from $20 to $200 instead of $500-875.
What does repair cost have to due with reliability?
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>6) what disks are Mr. Davis' phantom users using for their home
>directories and to run X off of? Are they included in the price of
>that phantom $400 X server?
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>7) what sort of network does Mr. Davis suggest I run 60 X terminals on?
>Hint: I'm about to run 60 PCs with X on two ethernets.
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>8) what happens when the server crashes?
What happens if a disk crashes? YOU FIX THE PROBLEM.