[gui-talk] Daydreaming about PC laptops. Any comments?

[Joel Deutsch]

Dave,

Not meaning to interrupt, but I knew what cloud computer was. I just 
mistakenly was under the impression that netbooks were so called because 
they were so stripped down as to enable nothing to be done with them but get 
online and do everything there, I.e., do cloud computing. But people are 
saying no, no, netbooks can have hard drives and hold applications and 
stuff. Sorry. Didn't know. Or forgot.
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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Daydreaming about PC laptops. Any comments?


Net books are not necessarily "cloud computing."
   Cloud computing is using applications via the internet,
applications that run from a server, and are accessed with your
internet browser.  A Net Book is a small, stripped down laptop.  So,
Sherry, if your laptop is of recent vintage, you might be happier
with it than a net book.

The performance of netbooks is ok, but nothing great, fine for a
little e-mail or browsing.

Dave

At 02:02 PM 8/14/2009, you wrote:
>Sherri,
>
>That isn't a complete small computer. it's another type of product 
>entirely.
>I want a real computer with a hard drive on which I keep my own 
>applications
>and files. Not a cloud computer. apples and oranges. Thanks, though.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Daydreaming about PC laptops. Any comments?
>
>
>Seems to me the way to go is the Netbook, though I do not own one. I am
>using a Del Latitude laptop (not sure of model number) and though the
>keyboard is flat, the keys are pretty large and I am getting used to using
>the computer. I have this computer, because the Florida Division of Blind
>Services graciously bought it for me and at that time, I did not know much
>about Netbooks. I like the Latitude, because it is light, but very sturdy.
>My daughter who is sighted and now a brand new Mac user says the layout of
>the computer and the way the display looks is very "industrial", whatever
>that means. HTH.
>Sherri
>
>
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