From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Dec 30 8:58:10 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B7E237B401 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:58:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail019.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail019.syd.optusnet.com.au [210.49.20.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19DA743EA9 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:58:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ianjp@hypermax.net.au) Received: from hypermax.net.au (golax4-011.dialup.optusnet.com.au [198.142.147.11]) by mail019.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id gBUGvps25157; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 03:57:52 +1100 Message-ID: <3E107B16.78D02E29@hypermax.net.au> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 02:57:58 +1000 From: Ian Pulsford X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Langille Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: diskless workstation - minimum requirements? References: <20021228135828.A26212-100000@m20.unixathome.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Dan Langille wrote: > > As part of an upcoming Open Source Weekend (http://www.osw.ca/) I'm > putting together a small demonstration network > (http://www.langille.org/osw-demo.php). It was suggested that a diskless > workstation would be a nice addition to the suite. > > How practical is this from both a FreeBSD-demo perspective and from a open > source perspective? What does it demonstrate? ow useful is it given that > we are catering in large to the business community? It would be good if you could do it with one of those tiny mini-itx machines. A tiny computer always has some wow factor. What does it demonstrate to a business community audience? Nothing much unless you can mock up some kiosk type POS thing on it perhaps, or at least have a web-browser running on it. Some people will love the quietness of it (and lack of heat generation). A lot of people will not give a hoot if it's a full blown PC or a terminal in front of them. Cost is probably the best sales point. Ian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message