On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:50:51 -0400
Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 09:17:13AM -0300, Fernando M. Maresca wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 04:20:36PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > >
> > > Multiseating? When's the last time you had serial cables to
> > > monitors? We have much more efficient Gigabit Eternet.
>
> Over serial lines? 1979. With text-only terminals. I think it may
> have been on Unix version 3 or so.
>
> The last time I used what I perceived as multiseating it was done
> over 10-megabit Ethernet. Worked fine.

OK. Next question. What is the cost difference between a computer
terminal and a low power computer with the muscle to run apps whose
data is on the central server?

If one uses terminals, how many users can a high power computer handle?
50? 100? On the other hand, if every user contributes enough CPU to run
the apps, it could be thousands.

SteveT

SteveT

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