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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > I remember Larry Ellison a few years back (almost 10 years ago I think) > saying that Network Computers (i.e. thin clients) would be the future. > You know, he might have been on to something there. Just think, an ISP > could provide a thin client running something like FreeNX connecting to > a Linux server over a broadband connection. Storage could be provided > with a flash card reader or USB pen drive. Something like that for £15 > a month or so would surely be of interest to those folk who could afford > a broadband connection but didn't have a computer? > You mean like this: http://quoi9.net/english/2006/09/25/free-computer-with-every-broadband-subscription/ Alright, it's not a thin client, but it could be. Sam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFWhvW5OkJa9KnDaMRAvybAKCNMJmO7j/abnQL08uTDHnChbg6ZACaAr5I sMOtZUmcc6T3EeuVhgN5SfU= =hjNK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html