[SATLUG] Thin Clients

[Borries Demeler]

> 
> Browse the web
> Email
> View and listen to Media attachments
> Simple word processing
> Simple educational games for our daughter
> 
> Also, I would like to be able to do this via wireless.  Has anyone
> played with thin clients that allow you to do this?   I know I can use
> laptops but was wondering if anyone else had tried any of the thin
> client technology out there.

Hi Kevin,

Yup, Linux is great for that. It doesn't matter what computer type
or network transport you use. It all works, as long as it is fast enough.
If you want to do thin client stuff over wireless, I would recommend
to go at least with the 54 mbit (G version). It is fast enough to do
this well. The server should have enough memory and probably should
be hardwired with a 100baseT or even gigabit connection to your
wireless router. Definitely run full-duplex. Our office network is 
thin client here in my lab.

-Borries
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Borries Demeler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dept. of Biochemistry, MC 7760
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3901
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