How Do You Build A Computer Lab?
With a little work you can build a low cost computer lab out of old computers. Turning old computers into thin clients is a great way to extend usefulness of computers. • Identify the lab space. • Estimate number of computers you can fit in a classroom. • Evaluate furniture needs and options. • Consider seating configuration. • Identify power sources. • Determine number of computers and monitors that can be sufficiently powered with available power supply. • Ask community for old working computers and etc. and offer in exchange tax deductions. • Arrange lab furniture avoiding trip and difficult to see zones. • Connect computers and monitors to lab power supply. • Install Linux Terminal Server Project on clients and server. • Connect computers to network. • Test thin clients. Create users.
• Identify the lab space. • Estimate number of computers you can fit in a classroom. • Evaluate furniture needs and options. • Consider seating configuration. • Identify power sources. • Determine number of computers and monitors that can be sufficiently powered with available power supply. • Ask community for old working computers and etc. and offer in exchange tax deductions. • Arrange lab furniture avoiding trip and difficult to see zones. • Connect computers and monitors to lab power supply. • Install Linux Terminal Server Project on clients and server. • Connect computers to network. • Test thin clients. Create users.
