Caffe Bickford is now linuxcaffe, and you're invited !

[Robert Brockway]

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, David J Patrick wrote:

> Did I not mention internet caffe ? Silly me !
> I have debated thin client at length, but worry about performance.

Honestly, you can use some pretty low end h/w for a thinclient.  Try it
and see.

> Rather than the typical rows of terminals, I plan to aquire a motly
> assortment of elderly thinkpad laptops (233mhz+) spray painted by local

As long as you do not intend to encrypt all the traffic in software (ie,
excluding 802.11b or g) these should be fine as thin clients.

> artists. These I plan to load with a common base, (debian ?) a lighter
> desktop (XFWM ? Gnome 2.8+ if it will keep up) and to "top up" with apps

If you are doing a true thin client they don't need anything except the
software to boot and an Xserver.  All else comes from the central server
where you get to enjoy all the advantages of copy-on-write pages, shared
memory, etc.

> -laptops
> -linux
> -save your home directory and settings
> -on a sweet summers day, you can take the funky laptop and surf in the
> park across the street ! (we've got your credit card on file ;)

And you've seen some photo ID at the time you took the credit card right?
:)

> This is the place where Wayne and Wendy Windozuser will catch their
> first glimpse of linux, so it is vital that it be highly functional and
> visually pleasing. Personally, I think Ximian Gnome is a fine example.
> SVG icons and antialiased fonts are a must ! Users will have the option
> to change stuff (thanks to the UN*X way) without screwing up the system.

Let me expound the virtues of thin client in person some time :)

Rob

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