I haven’t updated this in a while, so I thought I would share a few words about the SunRay demo I’m currently going through. First off, a couple of suggestions for anyone considering SunRay’s.
Once you get to what I would consider a usable X Session (meaning, one running Linux), its just like a regular desktop, except much sexier. I don’t have time to test the Linux server I’m afraid, but I can make some assumptions as to its performance and usability, and those assumptions are that it will be good. Being able to install Win4Lin in Linux, and allowing each user to run their own Win98 session seems like a good thing to me as well.
We have had some problems with the systems locking up with a Panic displayed on the screen. Not sure what its all about, but you have to pull the power to fix it, but I guess that’s because there’s no power button on these things. The great part is that once you log back in, you get your old session back, just the way you left it when it locked up.
All in all, these are pretty nice systems. Something I would consider when building a network for developers, or even making a kiosk or for home use. One of these in the kitchen or dining room with a decent USB keyboard would make a nice terminal as well, especially since they’re silent.
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