<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> That's actually why I pointed out this little Shuttle box. The Norhtec MicroClient box looks *great*...except for possibly anemic video performance out of the box for LTSP. This is due to VIA's refusal to publish their chipset programming docs. Anything with Intel video, therefore, catches my attention positively. Maybe these Atom systems will finally get VIA off its keester to actually publish the doggone docs! --TP <div class="moz-signature">_______________________________ Do you <a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU</a>? <a href="http://www.cmosnetworks.com">Microsoft Free since 2003</a>--the ultimate antivirus protection! </div> James P. Kinney III wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:1229697552.19319.13.camel@merlin.localnetsolutions.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I like these: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcsr/index.html">http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcsr/index.html</a> still working on getting the mplayer version twiddled with so it uses the hardware decompression ability for mpeg2/4/WMV video in the graphics chip. On Thu, 2008-12-18 at 18:21 -0500, Terrell Prude' Jr. wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">It's one of the new Intel Atom systems in one of those mini-ITX cases. Its intended market is as a low-power thick-client PC for the home. But the specs make it look like it'd be the near-perfect thin client. Shuttle XPC X27-BK-V1 ATOM230 1.6GHz Atom 230 CPU Integrated Intel GMA950 graphics (both DVI and analog VGA outputs) 1 DDR-2 DIMM (2GB max) PXE-booting Gig-E Realtek ALC662 audio I/O Ports: 4x USB 2.0 Ports; 1x Serial Port, 1x ATA-100 Channel; 2x SATA 60W power supply Price: $191.70/ea at SuperBiiz. Since 1GB DDR2-800 sticks can be had for less than $10, this looks like a heckuva deal for those who want to kit an LTSP system with new thin clients. Plus, such clients would have the horsepower to run local apps well (e. g. Firefox w/ Flash or Java). The only thing that would make it "perfect", IMO, would be built-in provisions to bolt it into those VESA screw holes on the back of modern LCD monitors. --TP _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.k12os.org"><http://www.k12os.org></a> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>