A pared down “computer” to replace bulky, grey desktop PCs could help close global digital inequalities.
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Heyyyy, i already had a thread on this:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=181248
I guess the Mods can merge the 2.
I call it a dumb terminal.
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^yeh, its a dumb terminal indeed ... nothing new I say .... the same 'ol pure client server model in place ...
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Yes tofi baba, a dumb terminal indeed, & in fact it will remain a dumb idea...sorry tofi bhai, I didnt get to read ur thread earlier...
Re: [News] Small box 'to end digital divide' (merged: by tofi + mal1k)
nothing new.. the old thin client concept ..
it only appeals to it's target audience.. class rooms, cafe's or company's with a particular need for an application ..
the more things change .. the more they remain the same.. i still have 'dumb' termials on site and the future will probably look like the past.. only more GUI
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I dont see anything fancy in those dumb terminals, they are just dumb as they can be, they cannot replace the Xtensive features that a normal pc holds. Afterall they are just custom made for cafes, but I doubt if they will ever catch up.
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They have already caught on. Cyber-cafe's, public-surf-shops (like Starbucks, CompUSA etc), School libraries, i can keep going. And they are so inexpensive to hookup, way to go increasing computer use in lower class families. Pretty soon they'd give out these terminals once u get a subscription to cable.
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old news… 
Re: [News] Small box 'to end digital divide' (merged: by tofi + mal1k)
Like Tofi said they are just dumb terminals. Back in my uni days, out comp lab had unix X windows dumb terminals connected to an IBM mainframe running AIX.