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Lenovo to Sell Blade Desktops

Posted by timothy on from the the-thin-client-is-back-again-and-again dept.

Some guy writes "Having acquired IBM's PC division, Lenovo will become the first major reseller of blade desktops. Blade desktops feature only input devices and a 'networking unit,' connecting to a blade server for computational power. Such thin client designs reduce support needs and cluttered desk space, but require complex deployments to work well."

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  1. What? by shobadobs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this summary serious? Wouldn't they want output devices, too?

    1. Re:What? by tomhudson · · Score: 2, Funny
      Is this summary serious? Wouldn't they want output devices, too?
      Remember, this is about centralizing stuff. All your output are belong to us, comrade!
  2. Reasons why phbs will love this ... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    [ ] "reduces desk clutter" - so they can now make your cubby smaller, since you no longer need a desk - a tea wagon should suffice
    [ ] they can now appropriate your amd64-3000 for themselves, since you don't need such a powerful unit any more
    [ ] "a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind" - and this will reduce desk clutter ... so you can be fired because you're now obviously a sicko perv
    [ ] central management - "all your pr0n are belong to us"
    ... I for one don't welcome our asian blade-serving overlords.
  3. In my day... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · · Score: 2, Funny

    We called them "dickless workstations"

    --
    "Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...
    1. Re:In my day... by Christopheles · · Score: 2, Funny

      Because you don't have to dick around with them to make them work?

    2. Re:In my day... by propellor_head · · Score: 4, Funny
      Because you don't have to dick around with them to make them work?

      ... or because they ran Eunuchs?

  4. Thin Clients! The Future of Computing! by Nova+Express · · Score: 1, Funny
    Since 1996! Ten years from now, I expect them to still be the future of computing. Also, by then we'll only be 10 years from real AI, and 20 years from practical fusion...

    --
    Lawrence Person (lawrencepersonh@gmailh.com (remove all "h"s to mail)

    http://www.lawrenceperson.com/

  5. Re:FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CANT READ... by tomhudson · · Score: 3, Funny
    ... they can't read, so shouting in all-caps isn't going to do it. You have to write SLOWER:
    t-h-e-s-e
    a-r-e
    n-o-t
    t-h-i-n
    c-l-i-e-n-t-s
    ... like you would with someone from Human Resources.