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Something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computer (but looks like I got my timing wrong, as th
by pezezin 11mo ago
Something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computer
(but looks like I got my timing wrong, as those were proposed 25~30 years ago!)
- raw_anon_1111 11mo agoAnd those were mostly marketed toward businesses not consumers. Even your citation says the idea quickly died when computers were less than $1000. Around 2000, was the time that eMachines were selling $400 desktops and you had promotions from places like MSN making them free if you signed a contract for dialup.