Re: I am thinking of starting an Internet Cafe

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I don't think SBS is best suited for an internet cafe situation.

ME? I'd run a TS and _severely_ limited accounts from WYSE or similar
terminals, or a dedicated cafe type environment.

"Darío Díaz Anzalone" <DaroDazAnzalone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Well...you just cannot buy three servers with SBS 2003 in ebay, because
> ther
> can be just one SBS2003 in a network (That´s one of its limitations). The
> most adjust design that you may use is having a SBS2003, and buying the XP
> for the computers, that are around 15 as you say. Also you have to buy
> CALs
> to grant the computers the right of using the server. 5 of them come with
> the
> SBS2003, and you should buy two packects of 5 CALs, in order to have 15.
>
> You can buy "Device" CALs or "User" CALs, both of then for SBS2003. With
> 15
> "users" CALs, you can have 15 users and infinite computers, and with 15
> "Device" CALs, you can have 15 computers and infinite users. In your
> schenary, obiously you should choose "Device" CALs. Remenber that having a
> CAL is not a sustitute of having the XP license.
>
> Hope that gives a little bit of orientation...any doubts, ask!!
>
> Bye,
>
> --
> Darío Díaz Anzalone
>
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> CAIP S.L.
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>
>
> "john g via WinServerKB.com" escribió:
>
>>
>> I am thinking of starting an Internet Cafe, I have been getting lots of
>> different advice as to what OS to use. I intent to start with 10 fast
>> gaming
>> computers and 4 internet computers. Is windows business 2003 what I
>> should
>> use, and I don't understand the how the CALs (I know they are client
>> licences)
>> but how does it work? I seen servers for sale with Win SBS 2003 with 5
>> CALs.
>> Does this mean I can buy 3 servers on ebay just to get the 15 CALs? Do I
>> still have to buy Win XP for the other computers, and if so how many?
>>


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