Hintonblogger

I finally figured out how to auto-boot an iMac as a Thin Client to Ubuntu. The Open Firmware commands are:

setenv boot-device enet:"ip of LTSP server",yaboot (without the quotes)

Now it auto boots as a thin client whenever it is started up, there's one more thing off my to figure out list.

I'm going to be giving a Poster Presentation at the WOW conference about Thin-Clients. It's a technology education has to be looking at considering what Web 2.0 allows to do using just a browser and the realities of budgetary constraints on education. Passing Bonds are not a reliable or stable funding source for technology. In order to really have a technology vision or plan it would be nice to get some stable funding sources that reflect the realities of what we need to teach the students.

From a school/district perspective I really think we have to ask ourselves what our use cases are for technology and if we can justify by "fat clients" for our students.

I would like to see the day come that we had a budget for 1-1 laptop initiatives because I believe that is ultimately where we need to go with education. The funding commitment throughout education doesn't exist, however, for such an undertaking. Perhaps thin clients can be a technology that will help us bridge that gap.