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Re: WTB: 133 MHZ Pentium Chips (Two)

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From: Lan
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:00
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How about using Terminal Server or MetaFrame?

It's $300 a license... I think...


Goes back to the Huge server and thin client model.  You can get the
dos client and run an NT desktop on a 486 machine.  



Lan

"David W. Lovell" <gt3285b@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:

>Hehe, I certainly wish I could toss em out. His company uses older machines
>like Pentium 75mhz-200 MHz since a lot of their employees merely read/send
>email and their department's budget cannot justify an up to date machine.
>
>Thanks,
>David W. Lovell
>
>Nathan Greer <gte381f@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
>news:37714B51.91EA4D47@prism.gatech.edu...
>> "David W. Lovell" wrote:
>> >
>> > My dad has a couple of old Packard Bells that need to be brought to
>their
>> > maximum potential. If you have these lying around and want to sell for a
>few
>>
>> uh, wouldn't their maximum potential be a doorstop?
>
>
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