Technologies seldom totally eclipse each other in the manner of VHS and Betamax. Power users of PCs will also survive with highly idiosyncratic setups suited to their own uses. Implications for library systems Management of PC has been a problem for librarians since they were first deployed to library staff and users. Compared to the dumb terminal the additional functionality has been an expensive benefit - and in many cases, a totally under used one. The NC gives the librarians and the system designer the opportunity for system simplification and lower cost.
Suppliers face an interesting time as ever.
But they do not want to be faced with re-developing in Java . But there are plenty of other considerations that will be particular to each system and supplier's legacy. If the NC concept take off as a consumer product then the costs will go down rapidly. For detailed costs of Winframe and other NC enabling software, visit the Getech web site. Getech are hardware and software distributors to educational institutions.