An Anonymous Patron writes “A Nice look At the Otis Library in Norwich, CT, where they are using Linux thin clients in a setup delivered by systems integrator Open-PC of Chelsea, Mass. The benefit of this arrangement is twofold: Not only did it allow the library to deliver much-needed Internet access to its patrons inexpensively; it also made librarians’ lives easier.
According to Cornell McNair, the library’s IT Manager, limited Internet resources necessitated the use of what he called “time-out software.” “Staff would have to get up and put in a password. Once a week, we’d have to change the password,” he said.”
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