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Please send any replies to the list. Answering privately doesn't help
anyone but the two parties involved!<br>
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I've set up one of my libraries using thin-client OPAC stations. They
are tightly locked down so the only function available is the OPAC
software. They auto-logoff and shut down at night, and will eventually
auto-boot in the morning. The system works very well. I also
experimented with a test TC station more suitable to general public
use, but found that it was generally shunned. The TC doesn't handle
streaming video particularly well (think dubbed foreign film) and a
large percentage of the library's public use is media-related.<br>
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Although it's not necessarily best in every scenario, there is
definitely an advantage to using TC. I'll continue to develop the
setup. I expect that with time, the streaming issues eventually will be
resolved in some fashion, perhaps in protocol updates.<br>
<br>
My 2 cents.<br>
<br>
Chad<br>
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Jody Stroh wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Good afternoon,
While we're on the subject of public computers, are many of you out there
using thin clients? I've read all the pros and cons on paper, but I'd be
interested in your list of real-world pros and cons.
Thanks,
Jody
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Jody Stroh
Systems Administrator
Way Public Library
101 E. Indiana Ave.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
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