
There was a time when computer use meant “terminal.” The network computer. That’s what defined computing for many years.
That era died with the PC, which became both personal and networked. Is this age about to end, too, replaced by browser applications?
Yes. Even Microsoft recognizes that the network becomes the computer, and standalone desktop PCs may be dinosaurs.
Since the beginnings of the public internet as we know it, and the advent of the browser, pundits.... (excerpted).
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wagon train said:
On line is fine, but what happens when you don’t have on line access, for whatever reason…travel, ISP outage, etc.
The ISP’s are now trying to cap the number of free bytes they will transmit per month. If yours does this, you are up the proverbial creek in a leaky boat without a paddle.
You always want your apps on your machine