[geeks] Desktops

[dave at cca.org]

pwargo at basenji.com writes:

>On Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 06:38 PM, dave at cca.org wrote:

>> It's an ethernet framebuffer. Gross.
>>
>> (As I understand it. Never seen one in person.)

>I wouldn't judge until you see 'em.  Most of us at work are totally 
>hooked.

I guess having a "display network" hanging off a central machine
is ok, I just don't see the point of not making them all x terminals.
(Ok, I do see the point, I just don't agree. The eternal wheel of
samsara - offload the central processor with specialized ASICs,
then ditch the ASICs and move everything back to the CPU. Repeat
process infinitely, always considering it innovative.)

I do find it interesting that the Sunrays are similar in concept
to the VAXstation-1000. 

The smartcard thing is way cool.

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