X terminal distributions?

[Gerald Combs]

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

> The problem I've encountered with this idea is that Xwindows itself is pretty 
> resource intensive, and many of the older systems have video cards that don't 
> have Linux drivers.  At best, you may get 640x480x16 colors.  You can 
> off-load most of the work to the server (talk to the Lumensoft guys), but you 
> still have to get a basic Xwindows setup going.  4M of RAM is going to be a 
> distinct challange.
> 
> If you _do_ succeed, a writeup would be great - maybe we can post it to the 
> web page!

Are there any VNC clients that can use the console directly?  If so, you
could run your X11 server remotely.

I think the laptops would make excellent SOHO router/firewall/access
points.  Just add PCMCIA interfaces and you have a low-cost, low-power
device with its own battery backup.