*>>The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the supposed advantages.*
To you. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > The benefits and costs of distributing books electronically is not > tied to the use of tablets. You can use a PC to read a PDF or other > digital media just as well as on a tablet, and do much more besides, > given the cost differential - once you take into account the > peripherals needed to make the tablet as useful as a more traditional > laptop or PC. The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the > supposed advantages. > > Kurt > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 18:00, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You're still mostly wooshing here. > > > > Never did I say I bought into these concepts, but this is how it often > > appears to the uninitiated into the arcane art of IT. I, of course, know > > that mainframes didn't die, but most of the work of the "data processing" > > department was subsumed in many organizations by business units closer to > > the data, and this was accelerated by the adoption of the PC and PC > > networks. > > And have you measured that against the cost of textbooks? I know a lot > of > > administrators are crunching these numbers right now... > > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:21, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > To put it another way, the data processing group got put out to > pasture > >> > of > >> > days gone by was blindsided by the PC revolution. > >> > >> Not really - they just morphed into the IT staff of today - server > >> administrators. And, mainframes haven't disappeared - again, it's the > >> minis that got squeezed. IBM still makes a buncha money on mainframes. > >> > >> > The current generation > >> > of tablets are probably the most compelling piece of technology since > >> > then. > >> > >> Perhaps. I've yet to be convinced. > >> > >> > Teachers and administrators are very interested in tablets because > they > >> > believe they offer so much more capability for viewing and > distributing > >> > content! > >> > >> The SJRDF is strong, 'tis true. I think the only advantage they show > >> is weight, and a multi-touch screen. For viewing content, a larger > >> screen gives better resolution, and for real distribution you still > >> need the servers on the back end. The capabilities are still lacking, > >> and the price is still too high. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
