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From: Uwe Thiem <uwix@××××.na>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] LTSP server requirements
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:21:04
Message-Id: 200512111557.13978.uwix@iway.na
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] LTSP server requirements by Martins Steinbergs
1 On 11 December 2005 14:41, Martins Steinbergs wrote:
2 > hi,
3 >
4 > I'm considering to setup LTSP server with one terminal (old IBM Pentium
5 > 200Mh RAM32) attached. If i get from windows box one specific dos
6 > application and all data run under dosbox I'll go for LTSP unless there
7 > should be expensive hardware upgrades on server what I'm googling around
8 > cant find or info is sort of outdated. Terminal will launch dosbox,
9 > whatever browser to access bank, OO and some solitare. Server then should
10 > be this AMD Athlon 64 / 3200 with 512 RAM, two 30GB and 180GB Maxtor 7,2K
11 > rpm ATA drives, 1,2GB swap. Is this enough for one terminal with server
12 > still runing desktop. Somewhere heard that each terminal takes 100MB RAM,
13 > is it true? What else I should take in account?
14
15 That server will do for one thin client, actually for two or three - after
16 that, you need more ram.
17
18 Uwe
19
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