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From: geer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: A Thought on X Terminals
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Date: 24 Feb 89 14:33:33 GMT
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It is our opinion that diskless nodes are
a profligate use of network bandwidth and
that any configuration involving same cannot
scale.  Further, the majority of diskless
nodes have a protection model not directly
compatible with open networks.

		Dan Geer
		Manager of Systems Development
		Project Athena - E40-342F
		Massachusetts Institute of Technology
		1 Amherst Street
		Cambridge, Massachusetts  02139

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