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I'm sure Paul Murphy can help
He advocates SunRays as the thin client de jour. You are right about the SPOF (single point of failure) problem - but the MTBF rate may be insignificantly small. Wireless networks are hard for kids to mess with, as are servers in locked rooms. Every modern UNIX computer has no problem running all school year without needing a reboot. The better the sysadmin, the less downtime a server requires (i.e. programs "locking up" can usually be killed from the OS without a reboot - unlike M$ products). So this kind of system could very well be for you.

Personally I prefer a fat client running UNIX (note: I have discarded the term "Linux" in favor of the more generic term UNIX). In my distributed system, every computer has the EXACT SAME CONFIGURATION - that includes desktops, laptops, and servers. You can log in on any computer and applications are served from a central server (cached locally). Ah the wonders and joys of automount.
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I'm sure Paul Murphy can help  Roger Ramjet | 01/21/09
You beat me by seconds.  hamobu | 01/21/09
If it looks like a duck  Roger Ramjet | 01/21/09
A duck-billed platypus?  Anton Philidor | 01/21/09
No feathers  Roger Ramjet | 01/21/09
Windows is very stable as well....  notlehs | 01/21/09
What problems?  agohige | 01/21/09
but wait, doesn't Windows have a monopoly?  PB_z | 01/21/09
Reaaaally? Thats interesting considering  devlin_X | 01/21/09
Re:  dvm | 01/22/09
Have you priced your solution?  20kwfence | 01/22/09
sigh  CobraA1 | 01/22/09
You might want to talk to Paul Murphy  hamobu | 01/21/09
"No client" virtual desktops  mpaynter@... | 01/21/09
X Number of Units  pogson | 01/21/09
the term "Dumb Terminal" comes to mind  Maarek | 01/21/09
Not all citrix environments are that way  /dev/random | 01/21/09
Not a thin client fan..  MikeZane | 01/21/09
With a 'NIX OS, performance of TCs is better  pogson | 01/21/09
Another suggestion  NoThomas | 01/21/09
NComputing Devices  noormanbel | 01/21/09
well for elementary schools  NoThomas | 01/21/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  dhauschi | 01/21/09
I like the idea of giving everybody netbooks, and letting them double as  DonnieBoy | 01/21/09
Christopher, another option is adding up to 4 dual video cards to  DonnieBoy | 01/21/09
10 year Thin Client Environment  rsebastian@... | 01/21/09
2X  JoeMama_z | 01/21/09
Netbooks Still Have a Single Point of Failure  Arsynic | 01/21/09
A second point of failure  Alan Smithie | 01/21/09
When all you have is a hammer...  platform.agnostic | 01/21/09
The thin client scam  tonymcs@... | 01/21/09
It was great on a friday afternoon  Alan Smithie | 01/21/09
It's not always a scarm  KerrieG | 01/21/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  bklooste | 01/21/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  bklooste | 01/21/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  bklooste | 01/21/09
Forgive me for asking this but  Azathoth | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  CobraA1 | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  nijel91 | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  mwagner@... | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  Worth2Cents | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  mcoleman@... | 01/22/09
Collaboration  daengbo | 01/22/09
RE: Are thin clients still for me?  PaulBMitch@... | 01/23/09
Netbooks - the ultimate Thin Client  3dguru | 01/23/09
My opinion on thin clients and netbooks.  ShadowGIATL | 01/24/09

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