Low-cost multi-user Linux terminal server?
webgiant at juno.com
webgiant at juno.com
Tue Jul 13 10:38:31 CDT 2004
> > What would, in your opinion, be the
> > slowest set of hardware (one somewhat
> > fast central server computer, and four
> > somewhat slower PCs to be used as
> > terminals) you would be able to entice
> > a teenager into using for school
> > purposes? I was thinking in terms of
> > cash-strapped African school districts
> > purchasing the new HP systems, and then
> > selling them to the more well-off school
> > districts once local American charities
> > started sending them the kind of 5 used
> > PC systems we're talking about here.
>
> I have an LTSP term server set up for my
> siblings at my parents house. The hardware
> on it is a Duron 750 with 512 megs of RAM
> in it and a few old gateway P133 boxes for
> the terminals. It ran with at least three
> terminals just fine. I'm pretty sure it
> could have gone higher. Look at ltsp.org
> for more on how to do this and what kind of
> hardware is required.
>
> This project has so much potential for the
> school computer lab/public library terminal
> scenario. It's much easier to support than
> a Windows setup since you have one point of
> maintenance and patching.
The last time I was on www.ltsp.org they were a little sketchy on recommended hardware for
implementing the LTSP systems. I can only assume they were assuming most people had a similar
setup to yours, as in a minimum 750Mhz system for the central server and then whatever for the
terminals.
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