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From: shirley@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Bill Shirley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: (Ne)X(T) Terminals---a hot product idea?
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Date: 30 Apr 91 13:28:47 GMT
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One thing.

X was designed totally as a client-server, networked graphics model.

I'm not sure if the NeXT display model is as well abstracted.  If 
not, then this will require a large bandwidth of your network, and
the desire to put a large number of "NeXT Terminals" at a sight 
would bring an ethernet to it's knees.

If it is suitable abstracted, most clients would still be slow as
christmas over a 9600 serial connection.

All in all, it's an interesting idea that I would like to see
someone out there with detailed knowledge of NeXT's display
model to address.

	Bill Shirley
	bill@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov
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