I left a message with Brooke this morning. When she returns my call, I will ask her to work out details with you. I will give her your business address and phone number from the ELB website.
Tom At 01:13 PM 12/11/02 -0500, you wrote: >Tom, > 1) Support - Yes, "I" and my associates and any other volunteers... :-) > > 2) Cost - Yes I can help within reason. > > 3) Vendor - I'm not sure about this. It sounded like Brooke was going to run her own 'stuff' regardless of what we do. We probably need to clarify this. > > 4) Wireless - Cool then at the very least we'll have wireless sponsored by the LTSP > > 5) If it is ok with Brooke yes I'd be glad to chat as claify how we can help. > >Pete > > > >Tom Brown wrote: >> >> 1) Support - I assume you mean that you personally will be at LinuxWorld at >> the LTSP booth. Unfortunately I can't attend; too expensive, nowhere to >> stay, etc. >> >> 2) Cost - I assume you mean that "we" is you or your company, and you will >> handle the network hardware (cabling, switch, power strips, nics). If you >> are not supplying the gear, then we need to find other donors. There is the >> issue of where to put the gear. Brooke was hesitant to commit to additional >> tables. >> >> 4) Vendor - By vendor I believe Brooke means the Jacob Javits Center or >> whomever the Center hires to do the pressroom. She didn't mention a >> manufacturer such as HP, only "Operations." Do you have an LTSP server that >> can reasonably handle up to 12 workstations? There are 5-6 PCs and 1 Mac >> already in the pressroom. If we add another 6 diskless workstations, then >> the server would power 6-12 workstations depending on whether the pressroom >> vendor is willing to go along. >> >> 5) Wireless - This sounds like a deal maker. Brooke is very interested in >> wireless LAN access in the pressroom. She said Doc Searls loaned her a WAP >> at a recent show. She was embarassed but the journalists liked the easy >> access. >> >> Showcase LTSP - Good questions. I have no ready answers. Perhaps a mix of >> workstations from Pentium 90-166 (if they have decent video), contemporary >> PCs and Jammin-125's would be a good demonstration. The reduced noise would >> be evident. >> >> Who has workstations we can borrow? Maybe Jim has an inventory of demo >> models he can bring. But does he have monitors, keyboards, mice? I have >> plenty of donated P90 and a few P133 boxes from our community tech center >> project. The video subsystems are not great, mostly old 1024k S3s. Also >> have a supply of well used 15" monitors stashed in a garage. But few >> keyboards, no mice and no nics. Not sure how to get this stuff to the >> convention center if we need to use it -- our project is all volunteer and >> no money. >> >> Should I hand Brooke off to you, Peter? >> >> Tom >> >> > 1) Support - Should not be a problem. Just need to be sure to schedule >> between booth and Press Room >> > >> > 2) Cost - Also should not be a problem since we can provide labor and >> should be able to supply any needed hardware (i.e. cabling, switch, etc.) >> > >> > 3) Reliability - Definitely not a problem! >> > >> > 4) Vendor - Can Brooke ask the vendor if they would be interested? This >> is probably vendor specific. If the vendor is, say, Compaq or HP this would >> be a great way to showcase their hardware if it is Computer Associates well... >> > >> > 5) Wireless - I have a HP WAP I can donate to the effort. If they are >> only going to have a T-1 annd only service one room, one WAP would be plenty. >> > >> > Since we wouldn't be replacing the press room network, I am not sure how >> we can showcase LTSP effectively. Most of the benefits to LTSP are "behind >> the scenes" - i.e. low end clients, ease of maintaining the system, etc. - >> how do we showcase this? Do we go with ratty old clients to show how well >> it works or slick looking Jammin-125s or maybe a compilation of clients to >> show that it looks and performs the same regardless of what you use? >> > >> >> > I think the key is who the vendor is and if they are open to the idea. >> > >> >Pete >> >-- >> >http://www.elbnet.com >> >ELB Internet Service, Inc. >> >Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting >> > >> > >> >Tom Brown wrote: >> >> >> >> Spoke to Brooke Selby on phone. Here's the deal. The pressroom is >> >> handled by a vendor, either the Jacob Javits Center itself or an outside >> >> supplier. The Operations staff at the convention center work with Brooke >> >> on her specs for the pressroom. Her specs are determined by her >> >> budget, and she can't exceed budget. >> >> >> >> Brooke will decide whether the project is feasible based on these concerns: >> >> >> >> 1. Support - must have LTSP support onsite 24/7 during show. >> >> 2. Cost - cannot add to her costs. >> >> 3. Reliability - LTSP system cannot fail for more than a few minutes. >> >> 4. Vendor - pressroom vendor must be willing to go along with adding >> >> LTSP to their network. The LTSP network will be in addition to the >> >> vendor's pressroom network, not replace it. Vendor may not allow us >> >> to boot their boxes as LTSP clients. >> >> 5. Wireless - #1 request from journalists is wireless access. >> >> >> >> Additional information. >> >> >> >> Media: 180 journalists at show; 12 in press room at any given time; >> >> 50 in press room during peak times (lunch, dinner). Many want to >> >> connect their laptops to the LAN via nics or wireless rather than >> >> wait for terminal. >> >> >> >> LAN: yes; 1-2 printers on lan, orders 1 printer and adds another >> >> if demand requires it; usually 4 spare ethernet cables for folks >> >> to plug into their laptops; not sure of speed, either ISDN or T1, she's >> >> checking with Operations >> >> >> >> Computer Equipment: 5-6 dual boot PCs (Lin/Win); some version of RedHat; >> >> Operations says they can install any version of RedHat specified; >> >> 1 Mac; no idea whether switch or hub or speed of LAN >> >> >> >> Tables/Electric Service: tables cost money and have to be ordered >> >> in advance, doesn't really want to order more tables; no idea of >> >> electrical service, probably per spec, which affects budget >> >> >> >> Wireless: None. Brooke's #1 request is wireless access for pressroom. >> >> She has no budget for it. >> >> >> >> Dial-up: There are several phone lines available for dialup access. >> >> >> >> What'ya think? >> >> >> >> >> >> Tom >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------- >> >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >Welcome to geek heaven. >> >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >_____________________________________________________________________ >> >Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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