'Dumb Terminals' Can Be a Smart Move
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| A new generation of simplified devices -- most often called "thin
| clients" or "simple terminals" -- is gaining popularity with an
| increasing number of companies and other computer users in the
| U.S., Europe and Asia.
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117011971274291861-oJ6FWrnA8NMPfMXw3vBILth1EiE_20080129.html?mod=blogs
http://tinyurl.com/2qzch5
Linux seems like the ideal and most afforadable choice. It is also more
secure and stable. See below.
Related:
Compact Linux thin clients drive dual displays
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| Wyse Technology is shipping a new line of compact, silent, thin clients
| that optionally support dual displays via special monitor splitter
| cables. The V-Class Dual-Video clients are based on Via C7 processors,
| and are available with Linux and other popular thin client operating
| systems.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3534571400.html
CLI Announces a $199 Thin Client
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| Yesterday, Computer Lab International (CLI), a leading provider of
| thin client and text terminal products, announced a promotional
| offer that lowers the pricing barrier to entry on CLI thin clients.
|
| [...]
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| Product features include:
| - Cost-effective, easy-to-use, and highly reliable, stable,
| and secure Mandrake Linux operating system
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=245
Thin client drives four displays, runs Linux
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| Igel Technology has released a new thin client device that can
| simultaneously drive four independent digital or analog display screens.
| The fanless PanaVeo thin client is based on an Intel Celeron M processor,
| and is available with Linux, according to the company.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5938810264.html
Mini mountable thin client runs Linux
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| BosaNova has added a low-power, compact, mountable model to its
| line of x86-architecture thin clients. Based on an AMD LX800
| processor, and with optional WiFi, the one-pound design is
| available with Linux as the RBT-802, or as the RBT-820 with Windows CE.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7190647374.html
Computers in schools are an environmental time-bomb
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| The solution, according to Sirius Corporation, is a move away from the
| ECTA frameworks to leaner hardware and 'virtualised' network services.
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| Traditional 'fat-client' workstations should be replaced by low-power
| 'thin-client' terminals. With flat screens and server consolidation
| power consumption could be reduced even further.
|
| [...]
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| Hardware requirements to run Windows Vista means these consumption
| figures will rise even futher. Schools are using computers as room
| heaters which then need to be cooled using expensive air conditioning
| and Modern thin-client networks could reverse this trend and are
| available from the Open Source community and vendors of proprietary
| software today.
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=213
Epatec dwarf PC makes a capable thin client
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| What can you do with a tiny 200MHz computer? We tested such a
| computing dwarf, the Epatec eTC thin client, and found you can save
| big money with this box by using it as a thin client.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/10/1656249&from=rss
Wireless thin client runs Linux
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| The Wireless V-Class thin clients, available with an embedded Linux
| OS, simplify installation because the only required connection is
| power, according to the company.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8878116441.html
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