ux as a minicomputer ?
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Quoted 7 lines · jw schultz
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 12:29:23PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
Most medium to large workplaces are vast cubicle farms. Put one box at the intersection of 4 cubes...bingo 2meter VGA cables reach fine and you get 1/4th the maintenance, 1/4 the network drops, etc. This would even be advantagious for two desks side-by-side or back-to-back.
I don't think you are reducing complexity very much if at all, mostly just shuffling it around some.
You may have a quarter as many configurations to manage but will each configuration be less than four times as hard to maintain?
Maybe, mabye not. I just don't think it's a clear win.
Also don't forget some of the other reasons for not doing it:
single point of failure, harder to maintain, lack of flexibility etc.