Using an old PC as a Terminal for Linux

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Option 1 - use WSL (probably requires Win-10 or higher): 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

https://auth0.com/blog/convert-windows-pc-to-linux-ubuntu-dev-environment/

Option 2 -  Using old computers as thin clients to connect to a Terminal server

https://community.spiceworks.com/t/using-old-computers-as-thin-clients-to-connect-to-a-terminal-server/657926

Option 3 -  Ubuntu desktop as terminal server

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1143542/ubuntu-desktop-as-terminal-server

"For "terminal" access you'll need a OpenSSH Server installed on your PC."

Option 4 - SSH from Windows

https://www.linuxbabe.com/linux-server/ssh-windows