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eWeek: Wyse Debuts Linux Thin Client

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 11, 2005

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

Wyse Technology debuted a compact yet powerful Linux-based thin
client at LinuxWorld on Tuesday and announced a 1,900 unit
deployment of the device by a major European health insurance
provider. The compact Winterm V50 boasts a 1GHz x86 processor and
measures just 7.9 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches (201 x 180 x 46 mm).

“The V50 is based on a 1GHz Transmeta Crusoe processor running
Wyse’s Linux V6 operating system (based on a 2.6 Linux kernel), and
is equipped with 128MB flash and 256MB DDR RAM memory, resulting in
a stable, powerful platform for accessing applications running on a
server plus locally executing Linux and Java applications,
according to the company…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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