> Separate processors in storage, in terminals, in networking controllers, in printers, in everything. Typically the machine cannot actually drive any output or

> Separate processors in storage, in terminals, in networking controllers, in printers, in everything. Typically the machine cannot actually drive any output or input directly (e.g. mouse movements, or keystrokes, or anything): peripherals do that, collect and encode the results, and send them over a network. Sounds exactly like USB.