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To: Robert who wrote (22682)	11/10/1999 11:40:00 AM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

1) A local graphics server that is minimally downloaded, The re-birth of X-terminals!

To: Robert who wrote (22682)	11/10/1999 10:24:00 PM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Like it or not Robert we don't have a better paradigm right now on the desktop. In general most people that are currently using Windows will be un-willing to settle for any desktop that is less (speed,richness,security) than current tech. Granted there is a market segment for thin clients for people who just want to just surf/email, custom vertical apps (inventory,manufacturing etc) ... but this is constantly being "squeezed" from the top (cheap PC's) and the bottom which is handhelds/settops. Your first choice is where Sun would like to go. Push all the processing to the server side so they can sell more iron. This is radical departure from where the desktop has evolved and one could argue that this is taking us back in time to the days of "dumb terminals"; essentially X terminals. The desktop arena (Wintel space) is evolving at a quicker rate due to greater competition; soon you'll have multi-GHZ CPU systems for the price of current single CPU systems. That coupled with increased net bandwidth could lead us to a blurred version of client/server; have a network of primarily "peer" machines talking to each other. I think the appeal of thin client (the price) is not a factor as people are willing to pay the $1000+ price for power and functionality of a PC ... and will continue to do so. The only difference being that each year that $1000 bucks buys more power. Cheers James