[Tech] repurposing HP t7510

[Elizabeth Krumbach]

These are pretty old thin clients, 800mhz and 256M of RAM, but
according to the Edubuntu LTSP documentation this more than satisfies
the recommended specs for a thin client:

 * 400Mhz with 128MB ram and PXE boot capabilities.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToCookEdubuntu/Chapters/HardwareRequirements

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Grant Bowman <grantbow at partimus.org> wrote:
> An unknown number of these recycled machines are in the Humbolt area.
> http://humlug.org/ Would it be worth it to try to arrange transportation?
>
> Grant
>
>
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> To: HumLUG List <linux at redwood.humboldt.edu>
> Subject: [linux] repurposing HP t7510 thin clients
>
> Hi all,
>
> We're getting ready to dispose of a lot of HP t5710 thin clients at work.
> The reason is that we have a new mandatory web app that requires IE8 or
> later, and nobody has been able to shoehorn it onto these devices with 256MB
> of flash and 256MB of RAM.
>
> If we dispose of them and another agency in our group requests them, that's
> where they'll go. Otherwise (and I'll have to check with our property
> specialist about this) we can sometimes donate obsolete computer equipment
> to charities after the disks have been zeroed out.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions about what to do with them, I would sure
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
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