Re: [LI] Thin clients

["Rutvik Doshi" <rutvikd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi
try VNC ( Virtual Network Computing )
If you have a VNC server installed in your server.. you can get the desktop
on any Java capable browser and do all your operations.
For further details look at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc

-rutvik
----- Original Message -----
From: K K Pareek <kkpareek@xxxxxxxx>
To: linux-india <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:37 AM
Subject: [LI] Thin clients


> I am interested to run the GUI applications off the linux server either
with
> X server or browser (JAVA applets or any other language ) with tiny OS.
Both
> should fit into one floppy. I am looking at the model of computing w/o
> Windows & tonnes of HDD. A machine so called thin client a k a NC of Larry
> ellision.
>
> I am subscribing to ltsp lists but seems they are also experimenting. Is
it
> possible to run a PC with a floppy with tiny OS & run the X / Browser from
> the same floppy or may be with second one? Is the technology available
right
> now?
>
> Sometime back  was a thread on this topic & somebody claimed that this was
> done in Bangalore IT.Com. The thread was suddenly discontinued. No details
> of the Floppies were given. Was it commercial? If not, can some body put
the
> images of flloppies on the linux-india web site.
>
> I am writting all this because from the admin point of view I had liked
the
> good old days of dumb terminals. It is pain to maintain N no. of desktops
> with all the tonnes of software and as many viruses.
>
> I am expecting the latest status on the topic & references to web sites /
> e-texts.
>
> K K Pareek, J K Cement Works, PO- NIMBAHERA, Raj-312617
> E-mail: kkpareek@xxxxxxxx
>
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