Linux/Windowa CE and Thin Clients
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I think HP thin clients are a better way to go! Specifically the T5720. WYSE thin clients are harder to work with when it comes to backing them up, or re-imaging them. The HP T5720 has a built-in utility called Thinstate that allows you to back up and image, and/or restore it, from a thumb drive.
Thin clients normally do not run Windows CE. They run Windows XPe (embedded). It's a very small, stripped down version of XP. Some run Linux as well, typically some flavor of Debian.
The big snafu with thin clients is that they have no hard drive, and use a solid state flash drive instead. These are typically very small, and have little room for additional applications to be installed. They are originally meant to run applications over a network, from a server. The flash drive is also write protected, unless you disable the write protection. Normally this is done temporally to save configuration changes. Flash drives have a limited 'write' life to them, and over time, if written to, too often, they will fail.
You might be better off buying an older PC off Ebay, for about the same that you'd pay for a thin client.
Ok Thanks
I have acquired these for free and was hoping to set them up and leave them. I liked them since they do not take much space. I have a friend that built a Linux image I was going to try. Thanks for the input I might just go the older PC route. There is enough room to install the broadcaster do you think it would work or is it to much hassle?
I have acquired these for free and was hoping to set them up and leave them. I liked them since they do not take much space. I have a friend that built a Linux image I was going to try. Thanks for the input I might just go the older PC route. There is enough room to install the broadcaster do you think it would work or is it to much hassle?
I found the thin clients and threads very interesting, but turned off by the complexity.
Would something like:
Amazon.com: Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 Desktop PC - Black (40813AU): Electronics
or
Amazon.com: Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 Series 40814AU Desktop (Black): Electronics
be a good alternative to a thin client for its primary use of streaming?
Would something like:
Amazon.com: Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 Desktop PC - Black (40813AU): Electronics
or
Amazon.com: Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 Series 40814AU Desktop (Black): Electronics
be a good alternative to a thin client for its primary use of streaming?
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For a Linux solution, check out Universal USB Installer:
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Thin Clients are a hot ticket on Ebay for MagicJack (VoIP). You could probably sell them.
Check out some of these systems on Ebay:
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Thinclients are GREAT!!
Little comp in the box attached to a LAN cable with audio capability. I know a health care facility that use them.
Great for that kitchen kiosk for recipes and Pandora.
Pandora.com :lol:
Little comp in the box attached to a LAN cable with audio capability. I know a health care facility that use them.
Great for that kitchen kiosk for recipes and Pandora.
Pandora.com :lol:
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Server?
they are made to run off a server. If someday I get a server that would be fine but until that It doesn't look very Viable for me.
they are made to run off a server. If someday I get a server that would be fine but until that It doesn't look very Viable for me.
Yeah, I know they a made for server access. But they make great kitchen kiosks, too. :wink:
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