Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-12-14 Thread nate
Andy said: > People have mentioned in this thread to just go get some old 486 and > Pentium boxes and make them be dumb terminals. No. I really don't want > to be messing around with old boxes. I want something FAST like this unit your going to pay a large premium for such

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-12-14 Thread John Griffiths
>No. I really don't want to be messing >around with old boxes. I want something FAST like this unit so you can just >press the reset button (if anything goes wrong) and get going again. >Boots in about 5 seconds. > http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/12/04/2346215.shtml?tid=19 sounds exactly like

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-12-14 Thread Andy
e with Citrix MetaframeXP to try it out. Very nice. BUT... I like Linux way more than Windows and that is WHY I was asking in this thread a while ago if there are any Linux embedded devices like this unit: http://www.chippc.com/us/products/OpTC/2620_Overview.htm People have mentioned in this

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > Thin client boxes are attractive since one does not have to deal with > old hardware, failing memory, flaky video cards, hard drives, etc > > I want to build a Debian server and be able to serve 50-100 thin clients over > a 100Mbps LAN. I can b

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Metaframe still requires a local CPU to handle display stuff. You > > can't route VGA signals over ATM. > > I did not mean Asynchronous Transfer Mode.. > (not sure if you meant that either...just trying to being clear) > I meant that it was like an A

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Kourosh
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 09:04:37AM -0800, Andy wrote: > On Monday 21 October 2002 22:36, Tom Cook wrote: > > Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thin client technologyisn't that what you are talking about? > > > > > > I have always wondered.why can't Linux (especially Debian > > >

RE: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Ross Dawson
all guide. Read the into and see if it whet's your appetite. Also google on Linux Kiosk. Xterminal HOWTO etc. HTH Ross -Original Message- From: Andy [mailto:list@;firman.us] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Dumb terminals possible with i

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Russell
Andy wrote: > > I want to build a Debian server and be able to serve 50-100 thin clients over > a 100Mbps LAN. I can build the server but I am at a loss on how to get a > thin client running this way. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Thinclient-HOWTO.html http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Diskless-root-NFS-HO

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Russell
Andy wrote: > > On Monday 21 October 2002 22:36, Tom Cook wrote: > > Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thin client technologyisn't that what you are talking about? > > > > > > I have always wondered.why can't Linux (especially Debian > > > Linux) do the same thing Citrix is doi

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Andy
On Monday 21 October 2002 22:36, Tom Cook wrote: > Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thin client technologyisn't that what you are talking about? > > > > I have always wondered.why can't Linux (especially Debian > > Linux) do the same thing Citrix is doing? > > Citrix essentially

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-22 Thread Kent West
Andy wrote: Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire, etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios: Thin client technologyisn't that what you are talking about? No, thin client is easy stuff. What I'm talking about is multiple dumb (but

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Andy
> Metaframe still requires a local CPU to handle display stuff. You > can't route VGA signals over ATM. I did not mean Asynchronous Transfer Mode.. (not sure if you meant that either...just trying to being clear) I meant that it was like an ATM card that you stick into this little box that h

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire, > > >> etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios: > > You knownot too long ago a friend of mine (Windows SysAdmin) > showed me a really cool setup. He had Windows 2

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Andy
> >> Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire, > >> etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios: You knownot too long ago a friend of mine (Windows SysAdmin) showed me a really cool setup. He had Windows 2000 Server in one town and in another town he had

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Kent West wrote: Try KDE wrote: Kent West wrote: Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire, etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios: 3) one server and the rest of the workstations are dumb terminals, having keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Kent West
Try KDE wrote: Kent West wrote: Suppose I wanted to set up some kiosks for web browsing, solitaire, etc (just generic users). I can envision three scenarios: 3) one server and the rest of the workstations are dumb terminals, having keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected to the server via

Re: Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Try KDE
, having mobo/cpus, keyboards, mice, monitor 3) one server and the rest of the workstations are dumb terminals, having keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected to the server via serial/firewire/usb/whatever. I know the first two are possible. But I'd really like to pursue the third option.

Dumb terminals possible with i386 Debian

2002-10-21 Thread Kent West
, keyboards, mice, monitor 3) one server and the rest of the workstations are dumb terminals, having keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected to the server via serial/firewire/usb/whatever. I know the first two are possible. But I'd really like to pursue the third option. Is it possible? Prac

Re: Dumb Terminals Was: Unidentified subject!

1998-07-31 Thread Paul
It should be fairly trivial to set up some terminals up to serial ports. What kind of terminals do you have in mind? This would require a serial port for each terminal and changes in /etc/inittab. On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone or does anyone know how to, set up d

Re: Dumb Terminals

1998-07-31 Thread Bill Bell
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Dumb Terminals >Date: 30 Jul 1998 21:58:33 +0200 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have some old computers th

Re: Dumb Terminals

1998-07-30 Thread debian-user
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some old computers that I would like to use as dumb terminals. I > was wondering if someone could point me to a good howto or faq on how to > set this up or perhaps give me some tips and or help. Among a

Re: Dumb Terminals

1998-07-30 Thread keatingjp17
I read the document on dumb terminals for X but what if i just want them to sit with getty login instead of being dumb X terminals? Any chance anyone knows a good doc on that? "If I had known this bef

Re: Dumb Terminals

1998-07-30 Thread E. S. Venkatraman
If you want to set them up a X-terms you can look at: http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta/unix/xterminal/index.htm Venkat On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have some old computers that I would like to use as dumb terminals. I > was wondering if someone could point m

Dumb Terminals

1998-07-30 Thread keatingjp17
I have some old computers that I would like to use as dumb terminals. I was wondering if someone could point me to a good howto or faq on how to set this up or perhaps give me some tips and or help. "If I had

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-26 Thread Jeff Alami
s for dial-in use. > > Lindsay > > On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Jeff Alami wrote: > > > ---Damon Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Are there any information resources I can look at which will show > > > >instructions on setting up a multiport serial

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Alami
---Damon Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Are there any information resources I can look at which will show > >instructions on setting up a multiport serial card with dumb terminals > >for > >Linux? > > We have a 16-port BocaBoard, and there is a very handl

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Damon Muller
G'day, First day on the list, first posting :) >Are there any information resources I can look at which will show >instructions on setting up a multiport serial card with dumb terminals >for >Linux? We have a 16-port BocaBoard, and there is a very handly little HOWTO for setti

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Alami
Jeff Noxon wrote: > On Tue, Feb 24, 1998 at 06:17:28PM -0800, Jeff Alami wrote: > > Are there any information resources I can look at which will show > > instructions on setting up a multiport serial card with dumb terminals > > for Linux? > > All you really need to kno

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Noxon
On Tue, Feb 24, 1998 at 06:17:28PM -0800, Jeff Alami wrote: > Are there any information resources I can look at which will show > instructions on setting up a multiport serial card with dumb terminals > for Linux? All you really need to know is the name of the device. On the Cyclades c

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Alami
>On Tue, Feb 24, 1998 at 04:31:31PM -0800, Jeff Alami wrote: >> I currently have a SCO UNIX system connected to 6 text-based dumb >> terminals. Does Debian Linux support dumb terminals? > >Dumb terminals are not a problem for Linux or any other variety of Unix. > >

Re: Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Noxon
On Tue, Feb 24, 1998 at 04:31:31PM -0800, Jeff Alami wrote: > I currently have a SCO UNIX system connected to 6 text-based dumb > terminals. Does Debian Linux support dumb terminals? Dumb terminals are not a problem for Linux or any other variety of Unix. Linux supports a number of mul

Using Debian Linux for Dumb Terminals

1998-02-25 Thread Jeff Alami
I currently have a SCO UNIX system connected to 6 text-based dumb terminals. Does Debian Linux support dumb terminals? - Jeff Alami Guardian Consulting Services Senior Consultant 3911 Fraser St. E-mail: [EMAIL