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Rob Beard wrote: > Samuel Toogood wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Rob Beard wrote: >> >>> I remember Larry Ellison a few years back (almost 10 years ago I think) >>> saying that Network Computers (i.e. thin clients) would be the future. >>> You know, he might have been on to something there. Just think, an ISP >>> could provide a thin client running something like FreeNX connecting to >>> a Linux server over a broadband connection. Storage could be provided >>> with a flash card reader or USB pen drive. Something like that for £15 >>> a month or so would surely be of interest to those folk who could afford >>> a broadband connection but didn't have a computer? >>> >>> >> You mean like this: >> http://quoi9.net/english/2006/09/25/free-computer-with-every-broadband-subscription/ >> >> >> Alright, it's not a thin client, but it could be. >> >> Sam >> > Yeah, that sort of thing or a monitor with a thin client built in. > > Rob What better use for a Mac? :D --Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html