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- Dumb Terminal
- A display terminal without processing capability. It is entirely dependent on the main computer for processing. Although mainframe and minicomputer terminals (3270, 5150, etc.) are technically smart terminals,...
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ZDNet Resources
- Re-labelling Sun Ray to sell
- Re-labelling Sun Ray to sellCall it whatever you want.I doubt it will change the dismal sales one iota. All the attempts to roll back the clock to the days of dumb terminals hanging off of a mainframe have failed and will continue to do so.Can it do M$ Office?No?...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Servers, desktop, Next!, dumb terminal, Xen, server, Microsoft Windows XP, SunRay
- Discussion threads 2007-03-05
- Why you should actually pay for thin clients
- We all know that you can make thin clients for free out of all those junky computers in your classrooms, closets, server rooms, and wherever else you can stash them. Just a bit of effort and some surplus hard drives later and youre in business, regardless of your server...
- Tags: Thin clients, thin client, dumb terminal, PC
- Blog posts 2007-01-07
- Why rich clients rule and always will
- With all the hype on the Dumb Terminal v3 and the death of the rich client, I thought I had put this issue to rest with my Tales of the $100 PC. It was unfortunate that many of the talkbacks were from people who didn't even bother to read...
- Tags: PC, dumb terminal
- Blog posts 2005-10-18
- An answer to the $100 PC?
- George Ou asked in a recent blog post whether a $100 PC was possible. Well, perhaps we are missing the solution because we are limiting ourselves to traditional conceptions of a PC. That notion occurred to me as I was reading an article on Tom's Hardware Guide about a computer-on-a-stick...
- Tags: USB flash drive
- Blog posts 2005-10-13
- So what's a smart display?
- So what's a smart display?Why did the fail?What was wrong with products that do processing locally?You've said that they don't work, but haven't given any solid reasons why.You mention tampering, but anything capable of rendering windows is going to have some sort of client-side OS that can be tampered with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating systems, UNIX, server, Smart Display, user control, dumb terminal, PC
- Discussion threads 2005-09-23
- Microsoft Recapitulates IBM
- Microsoft Recapitulates IBMInteresting perspectiveTruth is, centrally managing "things" is easier to do than managing "things" in a distributed world. Whereas todays PCs can out-compute a 1990's Cray supercomputer, no one has been able to harness this power in an effective way. My PC today is 10x faster than my PC...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Processors, Laptop Users, Now IT, IBM Corp., mainframe, network, dumb terminal, PC, client-server, CPU, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-09-20
- The things we know for sure
- The things we know for sureSo true, so trueAs I look back at the CONSTANT, yearly effort to replace UNIX workstations with Windoze - I remember when UNIX cost more and yet the "switch" paradigm was STILL not viable. Just as Windoze64 comes out, and has the POTENTIAL to take...
- Tags: Operating systems, Workstations, dumb terminal, Unix, IT IS, Microsoft Windows, workstation
- Discussion threads 2005-08-09
- Hitachi unhitches drive for safer PCs
- Hitachi unhitches drive for safer PCsWow, how revolutionary!!All this technology!!! Hitachi has created.... A dumb terminal that can give a BSOD.You think I can sell them an old DEC VT440? It was just as safe..!WOW!!! What A Great Idea!!!Too bad the same idea was done 10 years ago,...
- Tags: Storage, Servers, Thin clients, Hitachi Ltd., dumb terminal, server, PC
- Discussion threads 2005-05-23
- Hitachi ditching notebooks
- Hitachi ditching notebooksThis is the future of IT. It speaks loudly ...regarding how far out of touch the IT industry has become from its customers. A full blown PC on everyone's desk is dangerous and way more costly than what the business world should be paying. ...
- Tags: dumb terminal, IT industry, PC, Hitachi Ltd., notebook
- Discussion threads 2005-01-04
Additional Resources
- IDA Disassembler on the iPhone? Yep.
- Ilfak Guilfanov has reported that IDA has been ported to the iPhone. Unbelievable? Yes. Is it useful? Who cares! IDA on the iPhone is hot! Don't act like you don't want IDA for your iPhone, you know you do. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, IDA, Blogging, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- COPA suffers another blow
- COPA suffers another blowRepeal COPAGood decision. The COPA thugs would dumb down all information to 2nd grade level.
- Tags: Regulations, Child Online Protection Act
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."
- July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...
- Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA
- Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIAGreat news!Back in the day, practical folks used to talk well about Volvos. They said that Volvos were safe, reliable, family cars. There were however not many takers. People instead swooned over sexier, more stylish cars. This is precisely...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Desktops, video game, video, game, CRM, Web browser, iTunes client, Entellium, Apple iTunes, Sun Java Studio Creator, desktop, rich Internet application
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?180 million soldMany buyers are selecting more expensive versions. Microsoft revenues are up extraordinarily. Despite Apple's ads and sales, PC sales are up significantly.And the SP 1 release usually helps sales.You might consider that the reputation you discuss...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft revenue, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, Apple Inc., Vista psychosis, psychosis, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announcedNot bad butI have to give Lamest Vendor Response to Apple for the Safari carpet bomb flaw.Ok, Nate, so here's a solution to your QuickTime problemDon't run your browser with administrative credentials... yeah, yeah you're going to counter with something that is probably mostly FUD based....
- Tags: Digital music, SECURITY, Operating systems, Nate, Pwnie Award
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Offshore outsourcers turn cautious
- Offshore outsourcers turn cautiousCautious? Or gone?I lost my job in a Wipro outsourcing...Fortunately I had five other offers from other organizations who were happy to have me. My previous employer is struggling with issues and helpdesk tickets behind schedule as well. Make sure your contracts and SLAs...
- Tags: outsourcing
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- The Techie Hall of Shame
- The Techie Hall of ShameThe Florida architectural firm rampagehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/disgruntled_employee_silent_rampage/RE: The Techie Hall of ShameAs far as this system in S.F. - If you have physical access to the machine, you should be able to get admin/root access. I'd be curious to know what OS they are talking about.RE: The Techie...
- Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Most IT folk, Techie Hall, VSB
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter
- Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter.....All this does is re-enforces that accountability for ones actions are almost non-existent and will only serve to encourage other miscreants to follow in this punks steps.As for the level of knowledge in the law sector... you seem about...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Web browsers, cybercrime fighter, Ringleader, cybercrime group, job
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
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