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So the industry is now rediscovering thin clients? You can most likely get a way cheaper wyse thin client, that comes with all the necessary stuff to run an rd
by znpy 2y ago
So the industry is now rediscovering thin clients?
You can most likely get a way cheaper wyse thin client, that comes with all the necessary stuff to run an rdp client.
- pjmlp 2y agoYes, that is what cloud is all about, we are back into timesharing. I see no difference to X Windows, telnet, other than the protocols, and clients.
- fragmede 2y ago...and 40 years of technological advancement. Is there anything different between a 1984's Honda Accord and one from 2024? Yes, but also no.
- pjmlp 2y agoContinuously being throw away by folks on their CLIs and TUIs. It is like being offered the 2024 Honda Accord, and going on a bicycle instead.
- znpy 2y ago> It is like being offered the 2024 Honda Accord, and going on a bicycle instead. As somebody that uses emacs in screen on a remote machine for work... I mean... My "bicycle" keeps getting me where i need to go. Car brands and models come and go. Bicycle stays, and it's dirt cheap. No fuel needed. Easy to fix if/when something breaks. Easy to adapt to new terrains. It's not that one does not like cars, it's that the bicycle is unreasonably effective and reliable.