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Thin Clients and HTML files

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by helpdeskdude

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We are looking to purchase about 10 - 12 thin clients for our manufacturing shop due to new software that is going to be installed soon. The vendor is telling me that we have to buy PC's instead of thin clients because thin clients won't read HTML files.

???? WTH...

I'm thinking that this is a some type of rip-off! Thin clients with Windows XP on them are just the same a PC without the hard drive and CD-ROM drives.

Am I correct in this assumption?

Thanks

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by jszivos

Are these actual ThinClients that use a ThinClient OS such as Windows XPe, Windows CE, WyseOS, etc or is this an old PC with Windows XP installed?

ThinClient OS usually are stripped down, and don't support standard features, such as Windows Printer API, but most ThinClient operating systems have support for HTML. Also, do you need access to HTML HelpFiles (CHM)?

By the way, usuually ThinClients are used with AppServers such as Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers with published remote application. ThinClients don't have the hardware to run many applications or any application locally.

by tony hopkinson

the vendor is a f'ing liar.
the vendor is a f'ing idiot.
the vendor thinks you are an idiot.

Show him the door, find one with a bit more respect for their customers.

by helpdeskdude

Tony,

I'm thinking along your lines. BUT what does IT know about IT where I work. Very little from where I stand. Managment knows best. We are going to be moving to new house designing software and the vendor is making request to managment that we buy THEIR equipment. I'm afraid that this stuff (which I was just informed of last Friday)is going to be proprietary software and hardware and that will put us at their mercy. I have tried to convence managment that this isn't what we really want to do and that there are other better options then to buy their equipment. I gathered up a proposal from our Dell Rep on adding a couple servers and equipment. It was glanced over and handed back to me. No word on how it was recieved. I feel like I'm beating my head on a brick wall and getting nowhere.

Oh well... at least I still have my job.

Thanks guys...

by jaqui

run, do not walk.
find yourself another job as fast as you can.

complete vendor lock-in is a sure fire way to go under.

by jdclyde

start paying off all your bills and get some savings put aside.

This is not going to end well, so prepare for the crash now.

by tony hopkinson

You need to find out who's championing this approach, and then get their stated reasons as to why. Be polite, after all you want to get a handle on the big picture, and some knowledge as to the business imperatives behind the current strategy. :p

Worst comes to the worst, follow JD and Jacqui's advice and the get the heck out of Dodge. Lets face it, knowing Acme inc's propriety kit isn't going to do much for your resume, they haven't bought that many managers that many meals.....

Can't say anything about your Dell proposal, I would have blown my nose on that too. :D

I still don't get waht the vendor is telling you about 'not reading HTML files', what are they saying there's no browser ?

by helpdeskdude

Tony,

Yeah I'm with you that doesn't make any sense at all. I'm going to schedule a meeting with my manager Friday and try and get to the bottom of this. I don't think I'm being told the whole story.

Thank guys....and gals... :)

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