RE: [TCLUG:19737] hello? (Citrix Metaframe)

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

yea, that's my current problem, we arn't a company with deep pockets, yet
we have these windows apps that we can't live without.. (supplier
provided, no souce, crappy VB/access stuff)  and we need them avaliable
all over the place for part info lookup.

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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 "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 jrsmit2@uswest.com wrote:

> 
> I run two metaframe servers, one using citrix winframe, and one using
> windows terminal server.
> 
> They work, but they take GOBS of admin time.  You must remember there's
> nothing about Windows NT's design that enables it to be a real multi-user
> environment.  I'd consider either product a tremendous hack, and most every
> application has a seriously hard time dealing the the concept (gasp!) of
> multiple users using the same applicationat the same time.  So you have to
> wrap everything in registry hacking scripts in order to make it work, set up
> your profiles seperatrely, etc, etc.
> 
> That wouldn't be SO bad, if Microsoft wanted their Windows Terminal Server
> product to exist, but they don't.  So they charge you an arm and a leg for
> it, plus Citrix ain't cheap, and any non ICA (Citrix's terminal protocol)
> prouct is even more.  
> 
> I don't recommend it unless you're at a company with deep pockets.
> 
> Jer
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Kochie [mailto:ben@nerp.net]
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 11:48 AM
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> Subject: [TCLUG:19737] hello?
> 
> 
> list seemed kidna dead today.. figured i'd start something off..
> 
> citrix metaframe to provide windows apps to linux
> networks.. good? bad? anyone besides chewie used it before? :)
> 
> Thank You,
>         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
> 
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