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To: rudedog who wrote (137816)	7/27/1999 10:51:00 PM
From: jim kelley	Respond to of 176387

Dog, This topic is probably worth delving into in greater detail. I am not sure that this is the best thread to be doing this on. The current 1B is still very small by computer standards. This is less than the size of the Palm Pilot market. Just a few comments. The ability of a thin client to deliver reliable service is critically dependent on the reliability and bandwidth of the network supporting it as well as the continuous availability of the servers supporting the thin client network. I have yet to see a network that does not slowdown, stop at times, fail at times and or load up. Usually, this happens at the worst possible time. Hence, it is paramount to provide excess bandwidth and server capacity to support peak load demand situations. Such configurations cost at least twice as much as you think they are going to cost. This is not a robust architecture for the majority of applications. To get a feel for how weak this type of architecture can be consider the problem of controlling several nuclear reactors from a centralized location using thin clients. <g> Other examples of this type can be easily envisaged. Regards, JK