Re: the new thinclient

Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> writes:

From the «Thin is In» department:
Title: Windows 365 Link: a thin client from Microsoft
Author: Thom Holwerda
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:24:51 +0000
Link: https://www.osnews.com/story/141166/windows-365-link-a-thin-client-from-microsoft/
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One of my favourite devices that never took on in the home is the thin client.
Whenever I look at a fully functional Sun Microsystems thin client setup[1],
with Sun Rays, a Solaris server, and the smartcards instantly loading up your
desktop the moment you slide it in the Ray’s slot, my mind wonders about the
future we could’ve had in our homes – a powerful, expandable, capable server in
the basement, running every family member’s software, and thin clients all
throughout the house where family members can plug their smartcard into to load
up their stuff.
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This is the future they took from us.

Hobbyists can have a server in their basement (or equivalent), and still
do. For the most part everyone else never wanted one anyway.

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