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Old 05-19-2012, 02:02 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by no.guru View Post
Not only that, but why were dumb terminals (i.e. cloud storage and cloud computing) of the 1970s replaced by local PCs?
Cost. I was involved in numerous mainframe to PC transitions during the 1980s; the cost savings were enormous.

(Although I'm not sure I see the relevance to the current topic!)
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