[NTLUG:Discuss] thin clients, are they practical and satisfactory?

[Will Senn]

All,

Have any of y'all implemented a thin client setup that you are happy 
with? I have been tinkering, without committing to the project of 
setting up a server and client, but I haven't really gotten serious 
because I am doubtful of the outcome.  If you wanna opine, here are some 
questions to consider:

What do you think is a reasonable thin client machine?

What do you think is a reasonable server setup?

What about just setting up linux server and using xdm/kdm/gdm to manage 
user sessions from a workstation that will run apps on the server?

Is that fundamentally the same (just a beefier thin client), or is it 
radically different, or is it somewhere in between?

Just trying to get my mind (and my available hardware) wrapped around 
the idea of thin client technologies as they relate to linux, after 
reading Marcel Gagne's business linux migration book.

Thanks,

Will