[K12OSN] Which server would you prefer?

[Petre Scheie]

In my case, the decision was made for me: LTSP (FC3) would not install on my dual-PPro 
HP box.  I did get Xandros on it, but, as Shawn suggests, it's sluggish and I don't 
think would work well as *conventional* terminal server.  By conventional I mean one 
running apps that are popular today, such as OOo, Firefox, Evo, etc.  I suspect that if 
one were providing just vt100-style terminal sessions to the clients, the quad box would 
handle adding many more users more gracefully than the P4 box.  Terminal sessions (the 
green screen kind) don't take much processing power, and having four CPUs would give you 
a 'broader' base for supporting multiples of them.  But there's not much call for such 
terminal servers any more.

Petre

Shawn Powers wrote:
> Gavin Chester wrote:
> 
>> The popular answer is contrary to Jeff's answer above
> 
> 
> I'm used to being unpopular, so I'll go the other way. :)  I agree with 
> Jeff.  Pentium Pro is just waaaaay to old.  My thin clients have more 
> horsepower than a pentium pro...
> 
> I have a quad Xeon (500mhz) server that is too pokey for wide scale use. 
>  If you knocked that down to a Pentium Pro, I think it would be painful.
> 
> Try installing linux on the machine, and use it as a desktop.  My gut 
> feeling is that even as a 1 user computer, you're going to be 
> disappointed with the Pentium Pro.
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> -Shawn
> 
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