Re: [LUG] thin clients: silent, right?

[Rick Timmis <Rick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct you can't animate, nor pass sound through to thin clients. Bear 
in mind though thin client computing, has little to do with the hardware 
involved it is the methodology of the computing. A thin client 
enviroment only passes Display info and Keyboard / Mouse input back and 
forth between the server. Once you start talking about Animation, Sound, 
Gaming or detailed graphics then the merits of the fat client network 
are better suited. In such an enviroment a Terminal would not be the 
solution. Perhaps a quiet PC that was combining a Fat Client network 
sharing enviroment with Graphics / Sounds apps running locally and 
transaction processing using thin client deamon (VNC or LTSP). As with 
all things IT no one size fits all.

Given what I understand of Adrians requirements then Thin Client 
methodolgy sounds like the perfect solution to that particular problem. 
I would not expect a Print house to have any interest in Thin Client 
solutions, Nor an Animation company. A Mail order catalogue with 500 
users in a fat client environment ! I would expect to make a lot of 
money Supporting and repairing that, and if they were running 
Windows.... I'd take out a loan for a Ferrari :-)

Rick

dbatho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Rick
>
> But Axel is not the solution to all silence issues.  There is always a need
> for a PC, you can't animate under thin Client.  So a Quiet PC is a solution
> for a home user and a AXEL solutions a brilliant idea for thin client (
> except servers. - still noisy..)
>
> Just a thought why not use Quiet PC components within your Server.(ideas?)
>
> David
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Timmis" <rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [LUG] thin clients: silent, right?
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>  
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> > We use Axel as you know, these are 290 x 290 mm Square 30 mm Deep, will
> > accept Monitor or LCD on Top. We Use LCD as better use of space and less
> > heat output, Also better on the eye.
> >
> > Axel's are completely silent and very low power consumption. Completely
> > silent.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Adrian Midgley wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Thin clients for X or for that matter MS' windowing GUI don't have a fan
> > >      
> in,
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> > > am I right?
> > >
> > > So no noise to disturb the office/consulting room?
> > >
> > > Commonest GP IT grumble apart from programs falling over is of the noise
> > >      
> the
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> > > PC makes in a consulting room.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
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> > Regards and Best wishes
> >
> > Rick Timmis
> > rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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