[Web4lib] Thin Client Opinions

[Vermeersch, Scott M.]

Thin clients for Internet only workstations has worked well for us.

We have been using a Windows Terminal server that serves 60+ thin
clients for our Internet only workstations since 2000. Since
implementing this system we have had 99% up time with very little
maintenance on our part. All maintenance is done on the server and we
rarely need to touch the thin clients. In the 7 years we have had this
system in place our support for the 60+ computers has gone from several
hours a week to an hour or two a month, and aside from a couple of thin
clients having a hardware issue we have not had to replace any of the
thin clients because of obsolescence. We were on a 3 year replacement
cycle for the "normal" computers we had in place, so we have not only
saved on support costs but also hardware costs.

The only complaint we have had is when a patron visits a heavily
animated web site, the thin client  screen seems to blink as each frame
is drawn and sent to the thin client.

If you want the full details please feel free to email me direct.

Scott Vermeersch
Computer Systems Analyst
Mayo Medical Library


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Konstantin Kaltsas
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:08 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Thin Client Opinions

Userful has a product out there that is supposed to run 10 heads from
one tower.  I don't have any experience with it, but it does look
interesting.


Konstantin Kaltsas
Library Technician - Evening Supervisor
Winona State University
(507) 457-2642
kkaltsas at winona.edu



On 8/30/07 3:57 PM, "Thomas Edelblute" <TEdelblute at anaheim.net> wrote:

> If you are looking for a thin client that just uses a web browser, I 
> would go for something with Windows XP Embeded like the HP t5720.  I 
> do not like Windows CE because it does not run java apps well enough 
> to some of our databases like the library catalog and Mitchell's 
> Auto-Repair.  It works well with the Roaming Profiles and Group
Policies from an AD server.
> 
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> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Gem Stone-Logan
> Sent: Wed 8/29/2007 8:14 AM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] Thin Client Opinions
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> 
> 
> My manager is looking for opinions from organizations that are either 
> moving toward or away from thin clients.  We are specifically looking 
> at using them for our public patron computers.  We've completed an 
> evaluation for our district but would like to know what other 
> libraries are doing.  If you wouldn't mind discussing this subject 
> with her, send me an email and I'll forward it.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gem Stone-Logan
> Weld Library District
> http://www.mylibrary.us/
> gemstonelogan at gmail.com
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