Tony = Correct. But remember that access costs vary from zero to huge numbers
depending on the political - commercial regime. Ultimately BW - like storage
& processing power will cost nothing. It then comes down to size and
batteries. I want to carry almost nothing. My ideal - a chip implant -
nothing external at all. For most a wrist watch or broach/badge will suffice.
We have been playing with simple concepts - like being able to access every
screen. Need a screen - walk up to any TV in a shop window, kiosk at the
airport etc and access via voice... An intersting mix/ hybrid ...sord of
bridges the stiff definition of wearbles to ubiquitous computing. Peter
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Agreed. So that brings us to the issue of transport, and cost thereof. In
an office environment, one can be physically wired to a network or connected
through a local wireless system. Costs associated with this topology range
from $0 to a fraction of a cent per megabyte. Move to a cellular based
system, bump that cost up to dollars per megabyte. Move to a
sideband/wideband system, $10's of dollars per meg. Satellite, even more.
The key to a thin client will be cheap access to the server.
- Tony
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> On or off line all the time or sporadically, thin or thick, narrow or
> wideband, with or without a display, voice or key I/O -
> provided it brings
> computing and communication power to me who cares? Pkey
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