Terminal Server (Windows CE 5.0)
Terminal Server is a multi-user version of Windows NT. It can host multiple, simultaneous client sessions from a variety of Windows-based desktops. It can also support computers that are running other operating systems (OSs) by using third-party add-on products.
Terminal Server consists of one or more of the following servers:
- Microsoft® Windows NT® Server version 4.0
- Terminal Server Edition (Terminal Server)
- Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server or later, or Windows XP Professional
You can perform a variety of tasks with the Terminal Server. The following list shows some of these tasks:
- Upgrade existing "green screen" ASCII terminals to a Windows programming environment.
- Upgrade computers that are functioning as terminal emulators to a Windows programming environment
- Deliver Windows-based applications to a range of desktop computers, including those that are running UNIX, Macintosh, or the Microsoft MS-DOS® OS.
- Deliver Windows-based applications to Windows-based computers that cannot be upgraded to a 32-bit Windows OS due to hardware limitations.
- Extend a Windows OS to thin clients, giving users another option for Windows-based applications, and help lower the total cost of ownership.
Although Terminal Server supports third-party presentation protocols, this documentation makes no recommendations regarding design guidelines for Windows Thin Clients that are running third-party software. It is limited to Windows Thin Clients that are powered by Windows CE and that use the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
See Also
Developing a Windows Thin Client
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