Re: [[LI] Thin clients]

[Ankit Jain <ankitj.gamewave@xxxxxxx>]

Well.. the techno is here. 
There are single floppy distributions of linux available which let you run
X-apps off a Linux server. U can find 'em at www.linuxberg.com

http://cyberec.linux.tucows.com/conhtml/sys_minidist.html

U can try "muLinux" "monkeylinux" etc..

Thanx
Ankit

"K K Pareek" <kkpareek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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