| More On Windows XP "Eiger", The Lean Windows Client |
| Wednesday, 18 May 2005 by Michel Roth | |||
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"Barry started to explain what the focus Eiger really is: The goal is providing a better solution for certain type of customers and their legacy pc's... Eiger is the solution for this, the latest OS for legacy PC's. A Stripped down version of Windows XP that runs on these old PC's and can be managed by client management tools like SMS and SUS." "Here is a list of what Eiger is NOT: • It’s not a thin client solution, it can be more seen as a lean client. • It’s not a new kind of RDP client. Eiger XP runs on the local CPU, rdp client can be added though. • It’s not a Windows XP "light" edition, where you can run your apps on. Eiger is restricted on what it runs. • It’s not Windows XP Starter Edition, this stripped down version of XP is intended for emerging countries. • It’s not intended for common business server based computer scenarios, • It’s not a general OS; a lot of components are removed..." Read the whole article here.
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