Re: [K12OSN] Pro's and Cons about thin client networks

[anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin snet net>]

Doug Simpson wrote:
> got a how-to for this? I have never seen TuxRacer work on anything but a 
> local machine and then even some won't work very well.
>
> DS
>
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Jonathan Bartlett wrote:
>
>
> > > I'm busy writing a document where I'm supposed to explain the benefits
> > > and drawbacks of thin client computing. I do have an idea what I want to
> > > write about, such as the obvious: no need for hard disks, need for
> > > powerful server, and of course some programs doesn't seem to work, such
> > > as Tuxracer. I thought it would be a good idea to pull from your
> > > experiences. What do you guys feel is the best benefits of thin clients,
> > > and what's the drawbacks?
> >
> > What prevents TuxRacer from working?  It should work fine if the
> > appropriate accelerated OpenGL modules are loaded in.
> >
> > Jon
> >
> >
> > > Thanks!
> > > -Jonathan

Yeah.
I've never had the chance to play this game, because it has never worked 
here.  I wonder if it's my video card, though.  Audio/Video are onboard 
the mobo here and they basically suck.  Everytime I try to install 
Debian I can never get the xserver to work and I think it's the same 
issue (I've given up on Deb...beside k12 works just fine).
Tuxracer seems to slow everything up when I try to start it.

tony b