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Anyterm - A Terminal Anywhere - A terminal emulator on a Web page using Javascript and an Apache module.
Building X terminals with Linux - A step-by-step guide to building low-cost thin-client computers (xterminals). Article last updated in 2001, but still is a relevant document to consult.
Connecting X Terminals to Linux Mini-HOWTO - This document describes how to connect X Terminals with a Linux host using nfs, xfs, xdm and xdmcp. Additionally, the document discusses configuration recommendations to optimize Linux for use as a host system on a network of thin clients. (2003)
CosmoPOD.com - Free, online KDE desktops (in kiosk mode) over NX, which runs remote X11 sessions across slow or low-bandwidth network connections.
DisklessWorkstations.Com - Welcome - Company started as an offshoot to the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and now provides hardware and software solutions using LTSP/Linux as the foundation.
Etherboot Project - Open Source code for creating boot ROMs for network booting x86, AMD64, Itanium, Hammer, Hyperstone and ARM (noMMU) platforms; latest release is 5.4.2, 2006.
FreeNX - A GPL'd implementation of a NoMachine/NX-compatible terminal server.
K12LTSP - K12 Linux Terminal Server Project - Combines the tools found in Red Hat Fedora Linux with the technology behind the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) to create turn-key school computer labs.
Linux Gazette Article - "Making an X Terminal from a PC" - An excellent article on X Terminals. (2001)
Linux Journal Article - "A Computer Lab with No Windows, Part I" - An article about a Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) in a Manitoba (Canada) high school. (2004)
Linux Journal Article - "A Computer Lab with No Windows, Part II" - The second installment of the LTSP article completes the lab setup details; discusses benefits of OpenOffice; compares LTSP with Windows. (2004)
Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) - An add-on package for Linux that allows users to connect lots of low-powered thin client terminals to a Linux server.
Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) Documentation - The place to find all documentation for the LTSP's low cost diskless workstations. Available in a variety of languages.
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Setting Up Your Own Diskless Workstations with LTSP - The Whys and Wherefores of LTSP - A detailed guide to setting up a thin client network using LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project). (2002)
Mlterm - One of the best multilingual terminal emulators.
Netboot-Homepage - A free toolkit for building thin clients; latest release is 0.10, 2006. Also available in German.
ROM-o-matic.net - Etherboot ROM images.
S-terminal: A Secure X Terminal - A secure X terminal that collects the user's authentication information locally, then creates an encrypted tunnel to the remote host using ssh and starts an X session; based on Knoppix.
XDM and X Terminal HOWTO - How to setup XDMCP ("X Display Manager Control Protocol"). Last revised 2007.

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