This is usually a standard CompactFlash card or a Disk On Module (DOM), which is Flash memory with an IDE interface. What makes a client thin? Most important, thin clients have minimal local software that can be stored on a Flash memory module that is read-only for the local user. Let's explore in detail how to deploy a Linux thin client with a Linux terminal server. Linux has emerged as the OS of choice on the thin client, even when the terminal server runs MS Windows.

Application processing is off-loaded to a centralized system called a terminal server. It provides a low-profile, low-maintenance appliance for the desktop. The thin client is the modern equivalent of the text terminal. One solution is a step forward that feels like turning back the clock. But, there is still a full system on every desktop that must be maintained. Viruses and spyware disappear, and maintenance costs can plummet. This can be accomplished in large part by using a secure system like Linux on the desktop. The only sane management decision is to draw a clear line between users and administrators. It has to be faced that, in most situations, it is not desirable to allow the user to install software. The cost of maintaining a workstation on every desktop outgrew the purchase cost long ago.The fact that the dominant operating system is like a Petri dish for viruses and spyware has exacerbated the situation to a point that should be considered intolerable. Thus, the mainframe was slain.īut all did not live happily ever after. Software development and innovation boomed. Individual users suddenly were empowered to install their own applications.

Then the personal computer arrived, ending the tyranny of the mainframe. All application processing was centralized to this enormous beast, and desktop equipment did nothing but display its output. Once upon a time, there was the mainframe.

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