I'm not sure if the user tool was ever actually named the 'fat client' by the vendor...that has always just been a reference to its footprint on the client, vs the thin footprint of the web client...I typically use the term 'native client' when referring to the wut and web client when referring to the Mid-Tier...but that's just me...:)
_____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meyer, Jennifer L Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Etiquette Question: Is Fat Client offensive? ** I've suddenly realized that "WUT" stands for "windows user tool." When did we stop saying "fat client" and "thin client" or "mid tier?" Are "fat" and ""thin" outmoded with today's networking capabilities, or simply offensive with today's caloric-challenged society? Someone please answer definitively, because "WUT" threw me for a loop for a couple of weeks, and I felt really dumb. I'm seriously confused at the loss of the fat client. Jennifer Meyer Remedy Technical Support Specialist State of North Carolina Office Of Information Technology Services Service Delivery Division ITSM & ITAM Services Office: 919-754-6543 ITS Service Desk: 919-754-6000 [email protected] <http://its.state.nc.us> http://its.state.nc.us E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties only by an authorized State Official. _____ _Platinum Sponsor: [email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
