What are the differences between network computer and thin client computer?

December 8th, 2009 | by switch |
Riverside asked:


For example, like company Neoware provide the thin client computer, what makes it differ from what Larry Ellison suggested network computer? Larry’s view of network computer replace PC did not happen, what makes thin client computer can be an alternative of PC?

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  1. One Response to “What are the differences between network computer and thin client computer?”

  2. By Steve on Dec 12, 2009 | Reply

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    Thin Client:
    In client/server applications, a client designed to be especially small so that the bulk of the data processing occurs on the server.
    Although the term thin client usually refers to software, it is increasingly used for computers, such as network computers and Net PCs, that are designed to serve as the clients for client/server architectures. A thin client is a network computer without a hard disk drive, whereas a fat client includes a disk drive.
    Network Computer:
    As indictaed above, it has a hard-drive for locally loaded software (and OS) as well as a greater potential for processing power…

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