It turns all activities into a 1 Gbit/sec bandwidth. That’s the speed that is needed to stream high resolution (e.g. 1080p) displays and make them feel like they are really local. So, instead of some impoverished stripped-down JavaScript application designed for the web, one can run a real app running on a beefy machine. Further, the app never has to be installed or updated. The host does that for the user.
So when companies like Microsoft start offering reduced-price access to applications on Azure over the Internet, areas like San Francisco or Portland or New York will be able to make use of those low-cost & high capability, and we out in the middle of nowhere will not. From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Nick Thompson Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 2:23 PM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities Marcus, Is the zero-client setup one that would turn wordprocessing into a one-gig sort of an activity? N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 2:04 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com<mailto:friam@redfish.com>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Ting Internet | Crazy fast fiber Internet for US cities “Do others have very specific advantages that would flow from having 1-gig service in the City?” Zero client technology typically requires reliable 1 Gbit Ethernet. This is the scenario where all apps are hosted on the cloud and display is thrown to the user that has a super cheap device. This is useful in glove box scenarios where portability is important (but also access to corporate databases), security is paramount, or where theft or damage in the user environment is a risk (e.g. public libraries, issuing equipment to students). Also, zero client setups are useful for reducing maintenance costs as everything is centralized. Marcus
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