Re: SO5.1 & other office suites

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> I'd like to see a full version of Applix in action - the black & white
> demo version in SuSE is pretty naff.  
> 
> The rationale with web-based SO is that it runs on a monster application
> server so the result should be similar to running MS Office on a Winframe
> client over a similarly spec'ed comms link (or an ordinary Xterm) i.e.
> slow. All that should pass between server & client is the X display stuff
> so you wouldn't need the binaries, Java etc. locally, but that's still far
> too much for a 56K modem to handle.
> 
> I think Sun will be off to Casualty wih gunshot wounds to both feet.....

Remember though, broadband in the US/Canada is much more available (and often 
cheaper) than it will be in the UK and the rest of Europe...Sun are mostly 
likely to lose out in these areas, rather than the US. Maybe raise the issue 
with Sun in the UK and ask them how they expect us bods to be able to run 
stuff that way... ?

Chris...



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