Dave White wrote:

>A more modern browser would be the ideal, but the ThinClient software works seamlessly with IE to put it into
>kiosk mode, which won't be automatic with the other browsers - if I could even figure out how to install them, this
>thing is locked down so tightly.

>I've decided to move on and try a few Raspberry PI models, and an Intel thumb PC. One of these should work
>just  fine.

I hear you about not throwing out hardware you have, you could as easily outfit them with a suitable linux distro and modern browser.   There are plenty of instructions out there on how to do that, or you could do win10, but at some relicensing cost and a small learning curve.

As for Pis, they can run several OS's, including Windows for Arm, Raspberrian, Android, etc.  Most people use them with Raspberrian or some other Linux distro.  Whatever you are comfortable with.

In general, we use a debian distro we have customized slightly to harden and automate, and deployed to a small army of devices of both Intel and Arm varieties.   

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erickengelke wrote:

> Dave White wrote:

>>I've decided to move on and try a few Raspberry PI models, and an Intel thumb PC. One of these should work
>>just  fine.

>In general, we use a debian distro we have customized slightly to harden and automate, and deployed to a small >army of devices of both Intel and Arm varieties.   

We found Chromium to be the best browser for embedded systems, as Mozilla doesn't have a Kiosk mode, and Chrome occasionally prompts for Updates, and you don't want that message on your screens.

This link was helpful to us.
https://www.sylvaindurand.org/launch-chromium-in-kiosk-mode/

Erick

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