[K12OSN] Defending education usage for k12ltsp

[Gentgeen]

Glad to hear that it went well.


A 'beefer' server followed by a gig Ethernet between the server and the
switch will make a WORLD of difference.  A little prep-work comparing
the K12LTSP upgrade cost to the Windows upgrade cost might grease some
wheels for you.  

You might want to see about getting those stand-alone Windows computers
on the same LTSP network, and you can use a boot floppy to get yourself
a few more terminals without messing with her Reader Rabbit :-)

You could have two labs, with the LTSP server in the middle.  Then they
can run as 1 Windows lab, 1 Linux lab when needed, or use the boot
floppies, and now you have 2 Linux labs.  (Might just be wishful
thinking, but food for thought)

Kevin
 


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:06:48 -0400
Joseph Bishay <joseph.bishay at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone.
> 
> So here's the update. Met with the principal, and she's convinced.  It
> was a bit iffy at first, but everything ended up ok.
> 
> First she came loaded with a stck of Reader-rabbit and other
> multimedia CDs from the 1990s.     We started talking about the
> requirements for the students and the school, and after getting a list
> of them, I went through all the software that was already installed on
> the server, plus the websites that someone suggested (they are great,
> BTW).  By the end of it, she was convinced that the lab is fine as is.
>  The windows machines that they had brought in will be deployed in the
> classrooms as standalone machines for those games, but the lab will be
> used for everything else.
> 
> The whole thing, however, is conditional on getting sound to work on
> all the machines.  We never needed it before, so I had it deactivated,
> but now I need to get it working. So far I've got a couple of the
> clients working withsound, but I've noticed a serious drop in
> application/website speed. I guess this is the penalty I'll have to
> pay for the setup.  If it becomes too slow, I know this whole
> conversation will happen again, this time with the sound issue on
> their side. Any suggestions?
> 
> thank you,
> Joseph
> 
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