[svlug] Community Centers and OS Choice

[dfox@belvdere.vip.best.com]

> 1)	Disk less workstations that boot of the network (don't know how
> 	easily winXX can do this?) Theoretically you could let the user
> 	choose which OS too boot (linux, XXXXbsd, winXX, etc.)

That would work reasonably well. I don't think Windows can do that, but
maybe with Windows emulation or other software, that might not be
much of an issue.

> 2)	Using a removable hard disk or ideally an Orb or Jaz disk as the
> 	main hard disk. Each user would then "check out" a disk with their
> 	OS of choice. These removable disks could be easily reloaded on a

When I was around De Anza, that's what the computer lab did (with 
floppies) but that was a long time ago, back when DOS and other 
software could fit on a floppy. Nowadays, of course, the storage
needs are so much bigger. But a zip disk could hold the OS and some
other stuff, 

> 	Having users brining their own disks does however open up some
> 	network security concerns with users brining in packet sniffer, but

That's always a concern -- and opens other issues such as piracy, viruses,
etc.

> Jason
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