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- From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
- Subject: Re: Is Client-Server dead?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.050812.20252@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Nov17.111656@is.morgan.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:08:12 GMT
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- mpiet@is.morgan.com (Mark Pietrasanta) writes:
- >Okay. I'll ask it. Is Client-Server going down the tubes in
- >favor of peer-to-peer?
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- The main purpose of client-server systems is isolation of the
- manipulation of important data from the (probably graphical) user
- interface. Whether both reside on the same machine is not the central issue.
- GUI-based applications tend to be mostly user interface in terms
- of code volume, and breaking up the program into a user-friendly
- client and a server whose users are programs seems to be a good
- division of labor.
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- John Nagle
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