[olug] $27 IBM thin clients (model#8361-110)

[Ken]

It would be a cheap way to start experimenting with bewoulf clusters :)

I'd skip X and just ssh..  X would add a lot of overhead on a machine 
that size.  You should be able to run most any current kernel without 
much issue though..  As far as setup, I guess it depends on how you'd 
want to use them?

-Ken





Mat wrote:

> Hey OLUG-peoples:
> 
> Back in the day, they weren't "thin clients" but "dumb terminals."
> Anyways....
> 
> PCSurplusOnline has some IBM "network station" devices for sale for $27.
> http://w2.pcsurplusonline.com/viewprod.cfm?ID=1562
> 
> Here are the specs:
>  Processor: 66MHZ PowerPC 403GCX
>  Memory std/max: 16MB / 64 MB
>  Graphics Supported: 1024x768 256 colors
>  Onboard Ethernet: 10/100 NIC
>  Onboard Audio: Integrated Support
>  Ethernet, Keyboard and Mouse Ports
>  Operating system: X-Windows server support
>  Supported Language: US English
> 
> My question to the list is as follows: does anyone know what all it takes
> to make these things work, as in run remote X sessions and/or tty?  If
> shipping weren't $20 from these guys, I'd have risked the $27 just to
> satisfy my curiousity.
> 
> 
> 
> Mat
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