Can a server replace three desktop computers in a small business?

three desktops comunicate via lan to one of the computers disk. we want to eliminate all of the desktops with one server.

Can a server replace three desktop computers in a small business?norton antivirus 2007

If I understand correctly, you want to replace three old desktops with a single computer that all three users access at the same time?

acklan is correct, you CAN do it with a single server and three dumb terminal connections but it will cost a bundle.

It would be more cost efficient to just buy three upgraded PC's and network them together as before.

If you need them to share files, you can always buy a fourth PC/Server and use that as a file server and have all three store files there.

Another option would be to keep your old desktops, buy a powerful server with Windows 2003 running three virtual servers and have each user use their old PC's to remote into one of the virtual servers with remote desktop. That's kindof a funky way to do it though... I'd suggest going with the last option.

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if you are acessing a fourth pcs hard drive via 3 other pcs, you already have a "server"
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