[wellylug] Nightmares on Paradise (solved)

[Rob Giltrap]

So would 99% of people on this list, but my mother just wants the basics 
and for it to work. And that's what this is all about... it just works.

I rolled out 1,000 of these in the UK 5 years ago and they worked 
fantastic and are just as effective today as the day they were installed 
(as the backend has been upgraded incrementally as required). Much 
better than PC's how many complaints would you get from the users if 
they had to still be using 5 year old PCs???

Michael Dittmer wrote:

>I much prefer to look after my own desktop tahnk you very much!!!
>
>At least then I can install programs of my choice and don't have settings
>and programs dictated to me. 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wellylug-admin at lists.naos.co.nz
>[mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.naos.co.nz] On Behalf Of Rob Giltrap
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:35 PM
>To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
>Subject: Re: [wellylug] Nightmares on Paradise (solved)
>
>One thing that Cable companies are going to be doing with the better 
>network control is to start offering the desktop as a service. There are 
>a number of companies using the new low bandwdth SunRay features in the 
>just released 3.0 beta (refer: 
>http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/410ff85d.html ).
>
>This allows the Telco to com in and install the modem and the SunRay and 
>then you get a full service desktop. Everything is stored and operated 
>at the Telco/ISP, if the unit breaks they just courier you a new one. 
>Very cool.
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>