Chapter EIGHTEEN. Thin Clients
TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER
Uses of Thin Clients
Character-Mode Clients
GUI-Mode Clients
The term thin client acquires modified meanings according to the context of the discussion. Sometimes when we talk about client-server, we mean a client program that provides a user interface while most of the application logic resides in the server. If we were discussing hardware, then thin client would mean a lightweight network computer that may provide a screen, keyboard, pointing device, central processor, program memory, and possibly some local disk storage for caching and removable media such as a diskette drive. It must boot from a server. These devices have fallen out of favor due to the low price of a PC. PCs have administrative ...
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