SNAP Systems circa ‚ 2000

Local &

global data

comm

world

ATM & Ethernet:

PC, workstation,

& servers

Wide-area global

ATM network

Legacy

mainframe &

minicomputer

servers & terminals

Centralized

& departmental

servers built from

PCs

scalable computers built from PCs + CAN

TC=TV+PC

home ...

(CATV or ATM

or satellite)

???

Portables

A space, time (bandwidth), generation, and reliability scalable environment

Person

servers

(PCs)

Mobile

Nets

Telecomputers

aka Internet Terminals

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