[GRLUG] Thin clients

[Casey DuBois]

Hey Alex,

Thanks for the reminder.

I wanted to host a GRLUG meeting where Alex could come and show off
the hardware and will work something for September.

Alex, I'll be in touch.

Casey

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Alex Colcernian
<alexc at disklessworkstations.com> wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> Hate to slide a shameless promo in the mailing list, but i've watched your
> discussions for quite a long time. GRLUG list is one of the most active in
> Michigan, with conversation that is often interesting to read.
>
> We're the LTSP / DisklessWorkstations.com guys. Been doing Thin Clients for
> awhile. We're on the east side of the state in Troy.
>
> Have a look at our website, feel free to e-mail me questions.
>
> www.DisklessWorkstations.com
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Alex Colcernian
> DisklessWorkstations.com
> 888-359-5877
>
> On 08/23/2010 10:03 AM, Matt Michielsen wrote:
>
> Will do.  We like these
> (http://www.beckhoff.com/english.asp?industrial_pc/cp66xx.htm) a lot, but
> they're pretty pricey.  I believe we're going to be testing some HP ones
> soon.  I'll let you guys know.
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ow. Yeah, an unreliable NIC would just about kill it.
>>
>> Let me know when you guys find some good candidates!
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Matt Michielsen
>> <mattmichielsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > We actually purchased a couple demo units of that exact device to use on
>> > a
>> > manufacturing floor.  Both units had really flaky network cards, so we
>> > discontinued using them.  We are still looking for the perfect (based on
>> > cost and reliability) thin client for this environment.  PoE is
>> > definitely
>> > nice for us, as our switches support it.
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>> >> > Yea it looks pretty cool and using minimal power seems to be the ONLY
>> >> > advantage.
>> >>
>> >> Ok, here's another. That particular device is powered using PoE,which
>> >> means it doesn't lose power if the network switch doesn't. That
>> >> strikes me as nice. (Nicer still if there were a way to keep the VGA
>> >> display powered. I guess one still needs a UPS for that.)
>> >>
>> >> > I'm thinking the sweet spot would be a large corporation in
>> >> > California
>> >> > figuring out how to get a tax credit (energy efficient dealio) for
>> >> > purchasing them and also use less power to save some cash.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also now that they have the box off the desk they can make our CUBES
>> >> > smaller.....  :-(
>> >>
>> >> Heh. That reminded me of Tron, which I just watched again a few weeks
>> >> ago. That may be the only movie I've ever seen that used a matte
>> >> painting to extend the apparent size of a cube farm.
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