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Journal chamilto0516's Journal: Terminal Server References? Anyone? 3

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As I am looking to build or buy a new home, I started planning a home computing system for the house from scratch. What I have in my head is some beefy server and cheap workstations (graphical diskless thin-clients) throughout the house. I have read some up on the Linux Terminal Server Project and envisioned an amazing system possibly involving intercom (VoIP), home chat, controlled web access (I have kids), Myth TV, word processing, presentation and central fax & print. The software seems to be there for the right price. The hardware is another story. I have not been able to put together this architecture cheaper than just buying and networking full fledged systems for each room. Isn't there supposed to be a cost savings with this architecture? Am I after a 2001 dream that everyone else knows has already failed? I am tired of spyware and viruses and updating multiple systems with various patches. Is it going to cost more for less?
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  • You're a consumer in a commodity market. Full-fledged systems are mass produced for a large pool of consumers with limited funds. Thin clients are specially produced for a somewhat smaller pool of, mostly, corporate applications with much deeper pockets.

    It's not so much about how much the thin clients actually cost. It's more about what price the market will bear. Since corporate contracts are a great way to launder money and funnel massive amounts of money around in a shell game manner the hardware for
    • I do see what you mean. I started pricing the smaller motherboards, tiny cases (around the size of the Mac mini), memory and displays. Displays and memory are the same prices and I didn't feel the need to factor in keyboards and mice. My suprise was the motherboards and cases were the real victims of what you talk about in your response. They are the ones that throw it askew. If I got a regular motherboard and case then I am a hard drive away from a standard PC.

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