[K12OSN] Defending education usage for k12ltsp

[Doug Simpson]

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tux for President!

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Gentgeen wrote:

> 
> 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 :-)
> 

Refresh my memory. . . isn't there a DOS bootdisk image that can be run 
from a command promt that will boot the computer as a thin client?

rom-o-matic comes to mind here. . .

> 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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