[ok-mail] [K12OSN] Thin Client

[John Hansknecht]

On Saturday 09 July 2005 21:53, Omar Olivos wrote:
> > In a recent meeting at my school we were discussing Thin Client
> > technology. Some people in the meeting were under the impression that
> > Thin Client technology is old and is not used anymore by 'big' schools.
> > (We have two sections with more than 600 students in each section). Or
> > if it used it is not done successfully. It was very difficult for me to
> > convince them other wise. I have been using K12LTSP in a computer lab
> > and with a small number of children and talked about the benefits but
> > evidence of 'real' success was requested. Anybody on the list could
> > contact me with any 'big' school that is using thin client technology
> > 'successfully'?  So that I can actually 'prove' that K12LTSP is a very
> > good option.

Our school (University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy) started last 
year with 942 students grades 7-12. We ran two computer labs (32 each), our 
library (36), our art room (6) and our learning center (4) for a total of 110 
working linux terminal clients. All of our computer courses were taught on 
the linux terminals.

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Thanks,

John

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