"The Network IS The Computer" (Score 1)

The Linux Terminal Server Project http://www.ltsp.org/ has the corner on this market. The K12LTSP http://www.k12ltsp.org/ is the perfect choice of distro for "wow" factor. What other operating system would allow a person to put in a complete computer lab of, say 24 PCs, with a laser printer and LCD projector - with all "client access licenses" - for under $2000?

Try to do that with M$! It ain't happening!! ONLY Linux and only with Open Source Software. And it IS happening in classrooms across the nation and the world. My school district is a perfect example. I have done just that.

Now my students can login at any "thick" client (old Pentium I - 133's w/ 64 Mb RAM) and have access to all their desktop settings and files. No matter where they roam, their settings follow them. The thick clients are old "throw away" PCs or donated PCs from businesses or other schools. Our only cost is purchasing the server (with plenty of RAM), the printer and the LCD projector. We COULD even login to a Windows Terminal Server (IF we had one) and have access to all of our Window$ apps. Nothing beats the K12LTSP http://www.k12ltsp.org/ distro!