Toasters

In the middle of spreadsheets and budget prep, it seemed worth my while to note that “toaster” is the nickname for those small PCs we deploy to public areas. They look like toasters, and they are easy to pop in place. That said, toasters are pretty good PCs. Most people would be perfectly happy with one on their desk. I wonder how much electricity we could save if we made a concerted move to toasters or laptops as the standard desktop deployment?

1 Response to “Toasters”


  1. 1 nkellett January 9, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    I have never understood why the Libraries buy full-fledged PCs and convert them to thin clients for public use. Wouldn’t it make more sense to buy thin clients in the first place? I guess the answer has to do with history and FCLA edicts, among other things…

    NK


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