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To: DiViT who wrote (46988)	6/19/2000 2:52:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Respond to of 74651

First of all, the DOE website is an absolutely wonderful thing. It makes one realise that the Replublicans were flat out wrong years ago when they wanted to disband the Dept of Education (and I was one at that time). --- They (and States which I;m aware of) don't 'mandate' anything though. Was that my only chance? --- Let's pretend I don't have such a 'limited view' for a moment and explore things of substance. I'm quite sure that a Sun server/SunRay installation (for instance) in an elemantary school is something that compares quite favorably to a Windows server serving W2k monster mofo PentiumIII PC Godzillas. The issue at your school perhaps was as simple as the twisted pair wiring that would be typical of NetDay style drops doesn't support the currently large bandwidth requirement of SunRays (or whatever). Also, although software development is increasingly and heavily server centric and 'Java' as opposed to legacy Windows, they're just not quite there yet on the school software side. That's a changing condition. --- You didn't answer my question about remote administration 'framework'. Perhaps someone else could? Caertainly a Sun server pushing ultra thin SunRays is an easier remote admin than Windows, particularly with the slick and simple Java GUI (NT like) admin tools that they have nowadays. --- Anyway, I would be surprised to hear from you that you think that schools are not moving in the thin client direction and are somehow still buying PCs and W2k licenses to run as terminals say, 12 months from now. --- Whatever, you said yourself that the reason your school bought the whole W2K Godzilla PC solution was based on a promise of remote administration. MS promises have a funny way of coming up short. I'd be interested to know more. -JCJ