Non-profit developers, Ndiyo, have developed a small box for ultrathin clients, using a PC as a server for the network. The systems use open source software.
The aim is for networks like this to be used in the developing world, reducing the cost of internet and computing drastically, for cybercafes and schools.
From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4496901.stm
For more details, see http://www.ndiyo.org/ and http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/29/share_one_pc_among_m.html
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