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I might be totally off the mark here, but in context I assumed the contrast was with doing all work on a thick "client". A client-server architecture in princip
by naniwaduni 6y ago
I might be totally off the mark here, but in context I assumed the contrast was with doing all work on a thick "client". A client-server architecture in principle lets you run thinner clients and offload the heavy work, but in practice the network would've been expensive.
A modern analogue might be something like premature distributed computing.
- Throwaway111117 6y agoMaybe rather than: A modern analogue might be something like premature distributed computing A modern analogue might be n, where n is more familiar to the composer of this, or, the source of information determining the production of this text is most familiar with n, where n does not include the word premature
- noizejoy 6y agoIf my memory serves me right, distributed computing was the advent of smaller computers (back then often called mini computers like DEC Vax or IBM AS/400, but those were more like smaller mainframes, still using dumb terminals as frontends. But you’re right in saying that the original client/server had all of the UI and business logic on a very fat client - and the server only served the data over very low bandwith networks.