If you change either core configuration option, you'll need to restart the machine. Most Windows terminals support resolutions of at least 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024, and refresh rates of 75Hz to 85Hz are typical. You'll also need to choose display settings. Windows terminals use TCP/IP to communicate with the network, so you'll need to specify whether the device will get an IP address from a DHCP server or will have a static address. The basics of configuring a Windows terminal are simple. For logical connections, Windows terminals generally support RDP, ICA, and at least one (and perhaps many) traditional terminal emulation types (e.g., VT100, 3270), so you can use one terminal for all connection types. So, don't assume that you'll want to plug a particular device into a terminal simply because you can.ġ0Base-T network connections have been standard in Windows terminals for a while, but 10/100Base-T connections are becoming more common. Any device (such as a scanner) that requires a lot of chattering between the client application and output device will bog down the network. But you'll need to think carefully about the devices you plug into USB ports. Many newer terminals also have one or two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. On the outside, core Windows terminal features include a keyboard, a mouse, and serial and parallel ports. But how do you choose a thin-client device? When evaluating thin-client devices, you might find that the most important features aren't the ones you'd expect. Whatever the reason, you need to use terminal services, and you've determined that PCs are not a good client for the environment. Or perhaps you need a device that is nearly impossible to break or misconfigure for installation at an unattended kiosk, at a truck stop, or in a library. A PC might be too big for the available space, or the environment might not be good for a PC-dust in a warehouse, for example, can damage a hard disk. But Windows terminals have advantages over PCs in some situations. The other 70 percent of desktops are PCs that run a display protocol and thus can run locally installed applications as well as terminal server applications. Windows terminals make up only about 30 percent of the desktops in the thin-client world. (For more information about Windows terminals and protocols, see "Related Articles in Previous Issues," page 124.) Regardless of the local OS or the protocols supported, Windows terminals can display Windows graphical output routed from a Windows terminal server. The device might offer terminal emulation support in addition to Windows display protocols, as many of the terminals I review here do. The OS that powers the device might be a form of Windows or a flavor of Linux. Windows terminals are solid-state devices that display applications running on a Windows terminal server. Update: : minor rephrasing and updated image.The most important features aren't the ones you'd expect Until that changes, we have to decline those requests. In other words, it would be cheaper for us to hand out Macs to all the people asking for a Windows version than to actually produce, manage and maintain a Windows version. We see that at every conference we visit, at every school at which we give workshops, and in the many personal conversations we have with fellow type designers. Type design is a Mac businessįor now, all we can say is that type design seems to be happening almost exclusively on the Mac platform. Though, be advised that you will probably lose a lot of money this way. However, if you believe the Windows market deserves that investment, and you are that investor willing to take such a risk, please do get in touch. So, we would have to invest a six-figure number for an expected revenue of a few hundred dollars per year. To make matters worse, most of these few requests are not for the full version of Glyphs, but for Glyphs Mini. Even if every request would translate into a sold license (which is a very optimistic assumption), the sales would not cover the additional costs for development and support. While we do not generally say no to going cross-platform, such a venture currently appears economically unfeasible. Every once in a while, we receive a request for a Windows version of Glyphs.
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