[wellylug] Nightmares on Paradise (solved)

[Enkidu]

Exactly 99% of the people on this list would prefer to manage their
own desktop, 99.99% of people out there would welcome some ISP
managing their desktop. And one of the BIG advantages would be *no
more zombies* sending out SPAM and viruses. A sharp decline in SPAM. 

Cheers,

Cliff

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:46:08 +1200, you wrote:

>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.
>>  
>>