You would still need some sort of device to interact with, right? You would need a monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse, right? Or were you thinking you would share those with your neighbors? If you need all those anyway, why not go the little extra step of having a computer? Laptops are full computers, aren't they? I, for example, couldn't live without my laptop.
If you need more storage, or processing power, then, yea, using a server in addition to your regular computer would be the way to go. I personally use a Drobo for extra storage: http://drobo.com I don't generally need more processing power than my single computer can handle. But, if I do, it would make sense to do it "in the cloud" as opposed to owning hardware myself. Also, maybe this is more of what you were thinking: http://g.ho.st I'm interested in hearing more about what you are thinking. -Kyle On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Scott Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > with the awareness that the # of PCs in my house will eventually grow to > 3-5, i became interesed in server-based computing a couple of years ago. > > apart from the convenience of access to several operating systems, i think > it's a very elegant way to reduce eventual garbage and, depending on the > involved users' habits, could reduce power consumption by a fair amount. > > extending this, i could envision, say, an apartment complex housing a large > scale of such a system and charging a fee to tenants who wish to access it. > The need for someone 'owning" a pc would go away, maybe? > > does anyone have any experience in setting up a "home" version OR have an > interest in working together to build a test model? > > -scott > > > > -- Kyle Mulka http://www.kylemulka.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
