[Wolves] Hey, this is interesting...

[peter at cannon-linux.co.uk]

Quoting Andy Wootton <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk>:

> No offence intended Pete.

None taken, but I'm still 19, honest :)

> I was projecting forward a decade to when
> Google are the new Microsoft. A PC that fits inside a network
> wall-socket has been in the press this week. You just plug your screen,
> keyboard and mouse into sockets in the face plate.

I've seen one even smaller, I'll try and find the article its the size  
of an RJ45 (Well just a tad bigger) definatly less tahn the size of a  
match box.

I'm not sure how you hook up KB, M & Screen but its not a spoof.

> I think I've seen signs that Microsoft have seen the danger too. Their
> business is moving towards selling an ill-defined dream (e.g. "business
> intelligence" or "end to end creativity") from a list of components
> with overlapping functionality and no price list. Perhaps Microsoft can
> keep 'the desktop' alive for a few years the same way IBM did the
> mainframe.

Anyone seen the latest adds on the TV MS saying they are the only  
viable solution?

PS you'll all be pleased to know my Fedora 5 HDD crashed and burned  
and guess who didnt have a backup? Ive spent most of last night and  
today trying to get the data back as I was a smart arse and created  
realy heavy passwords all stored in an encrypted file on.... you  
guessed it, the FC5 HDD.

I've just this sec managed to retrieve my main email account password.  
Theres a lesson there I think?