Affordable Linux-Based Thin Client
October 25, 2006
Every few years or so, industry pundits proclaim that we’ll soon return to the computing paradigm of the 1970s, using much simpler devices
to access applications sitting on a remote master machine.
A thin client like the Neoware Capio 500 is generally less expensive than the average PC and is much easier to set up, use, and manage.
Available for $390 (street), the Capio 500 does not run software applications on its own but connects you to a server. You then use
applications stored and operated on that server.
The Capio 500 uses Neoware’s specialized Linux OS, NeoLinux. NeoLinux exists merely to boot the Capio 500 and to run a utility called
ezConnect. Through ezConnect, IT managers can configure the unit’s network connection settings, and end users can subsequently connect
to a remote server.
The unit lets you run Windows applications from servers loaded with MetaFrame, from Citrix Systems (www.citrix.com), or Terminal Services,
from Microsoft (www.microsoft.com), but you can also tap into Unix servers via VT terminal emulation. In testing the Capio 500, we
connected to a machine running Windows 2000 Advanced Server, which always includes Terminal Services, and although configuring the
machine is fairly easy, we did encounter a slight hitch.
After we booted the machine for the first time and typed in the appropriate IP and gateway addresses, the unit took almost 15 minutes to
reboot. Once the system was up and running, though, it worked well. We pulled down an image of a Windows desktop complete with a wide
range of applications and used that desktop as if it emanated from a local PC.
Unlike Neoware’s Eon line of high-end thin clients, the Capio 500 is a closer to the dumb terminals of yore, relying on a server for nearly all
computing tasks. But it does include the I/O ports (serial, parallel, USB, audio) common to PCs, in case you need to attach peripherals.
ezRemote Manager comes bundled with the unit; it lets IT managers control and upgrade all client machines from a single central location,
saving you time and money
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