Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian
Kent West wrote:
Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire,
etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios:
1) full-blown workstations, each one with their own hard drives and OS
setup, etc.
2) one server and the rest of the workstations are thin clients,
having mobo/cpus, keyboards, mice, monitor
3) one server and the rest of the workstations are dumb terminals,
having keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected to the server via
serial/firewire/usb/whatever.
I know the first two are possible. But I'd really like to pursue the
third option. Is it possible? Practical?
Thanks!
Kent
No matter how dumb the terminal is, it has to act as a *local* X server.
Meaning, it has more or less a local CPU for that purpose. Whether you
achieve it through a special terminal or a general PC , is another
question. Sun makes this kind of terminal, but I doubt it ever work with
a Linux host. On the other hand, if you want to use a low cost PC for a
terminal, there is the Linux Terminal Server Project. More details here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ltsp
-tk
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