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To: QwikSand who wrote (18966)	8/27/1999 1:59:00 PM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

marking time until the "real thing" (i.e., bandwidth) gets here, and I don't agree that the real thing is in the far future. That I guess is the big question Bandwidth is one of the dynamics. I think these ones below will also decide the fate of this tech (in order of importance): 1. Functionality: Thin Client Apps vs. FAT Client Apps. 2. Desktop Cost: PC vs. Thin Client. 3. Server Cost: Additional cost to maintain a fault tolerant server environment for thin client. 4. IT Trends: what do the tech heads like the most. Also I do think there is a market for "kiosk" or palm like thin clients for web surfing, email and other communication type tasks (ie. stock trading) or as replacements for dumb terminals; 3270/vt220. I just don't see thin client pushing FAT out of the way because of #1.