[OPLINTECH] N Computing

[Chad Neeper (list)]

http://www.ncomputing.com/Technology.aspx

Definitely follow the FAQ link at the bottom of the page and read it 
carefully. There are differences between the L-series and the X-series 
and there are some overall limitations/features that could be very 
significant in your planned environments.

It also looks like the host server can be WinXP or Windows Server or 
Linux...

FWIW, aside from the fact that the box you plug your KVM into is 
probably tiny, I've accomplished pretty much the same thing using old 
(ancient) PCs booting to Thinstation (linux) and connecting to a Windows 
XP Pro workstation running a software product called XPUnlimited 
(http://www.xpunlimited.com). Each Thinstation terminal gets a full 
Windows XP desktop. The system works very well. The only downside I've 
run into so far is the streaming-video issue. It's reminiscent of 
watching a voice-dubbed film. :-) 

In the present configuration, I've got seven Thinstation terminals 
connected to the Windows XP/XPUnlimited box, which is actually a virtual 
machine configured as a single-processor VM with 1GB RAM running on a 
heavily-loaded WinXP dual Xeon 3GHz processor host computer. I imagine 
the streaming video issue might improve a little bit if I was running 
the XPUnlimited terminal server on physical hardware rather than in a 
virtual machine... :-)  This is better for the budget, though!

Not necessarily better or worse than the NComputing solution...just 
different.
Chad





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Eric Maynard wrote:
> Similar to Userful's sharing concept.  I'm interested in learning more 
> about these products as well.
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> Eric Maynard
> Head of Information Technology,
> Holmes County District Public Library
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> Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
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> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <oplintech-request at oplin.org 
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>     Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:18:43 -0400 (EDT)
>     From: holmesme at oplin.org <mailto:holmesme at oplin.org>
>     Subject: [OPLINTECH] N Computing
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>     Have any of you had any experience or considered N Computing?  I am
>     looking into various options to create a lab (including
>     wireless).  I was
>     wondering if you could share the pros and cons of N Computing
>     based on
>     your experience.
>
>     Thanks in advance,
>
>     Mindy Holmes
>     Mason Public Library
>     200 Reading Road
>     Mason, OH 45040
>     513-398-2711
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