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How to Reuse Old Laptops with Windows MultiPoint Server

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Do you have an old laptop lying around that you're not sure what to do with? Windows MultiPoint Server lets you turn that old laptop into a fully functioning Windows user station – even if the old machine isn't actually up-to-date enough to run current versions of Windows or other software. How does this magic happen?

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Burlington Public Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Burlington Public Library was one of our test installation sites. It is a medium-sized library about 60 miles north of Seattle in northern Washington State. Internet connectivity is via a T1 line.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Back to School in Tanzania with a New Windows Multipoint Server Computer Lab

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Jim walked out of there with four refurbished laptops preloaded with Windows Multipoint Server and 16 NComputing thin clients. Grace Ministries International's Jim Shemaria picking up the Virtual Computer Package in Seattle. Interconnection supplied: One refurbished i7 laptop. Three refurbished i5 laptops.

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The Disposable Computer

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Through organizations like Tech Impact and TechSoup , these online services are being offered at a significant discount to nonprofits, charities, libraries, and private foundations. Thin clients can provide the same experience as a desktop by leveraging technology known as a virtual desktop. Plus, this trend is accelerating.

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What Is Green IT? Take the Greener IT Challenge

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Reducing the amount of electricity that computers in nonprofits and libraries use. Virtualization in its various forms. Our Refurbished Computer Initiative has provided charities and libraries with top quality refurbished desktop and laptop computers at competitive prices and with free end of life recycling for many years.

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