The N computing model (Thin client technology) is one of the technologies that promised a lot but delivered little with prices for flat screen monitors still high, i dont see how cost effective it can be.
of course you can get cheap flat screens from China, with a 15 day warranty (or less, or none), and enjoy the consequences however for large institutions like banks, universities, (100+) units, it can make economical sense, a typical cafe with less than 50 units, i dont for see any cost savings involved, and i ll not mention the risk of having a central failure point -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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