Through much of the year I hear complaints about personal computers — whether they are running Windows or the relatively rare alternatives. These complaints are typically about systems reliability, the costs resulting from migrating employees to new hardware, the cost associated with new employees and the massive costs associated with keeping software up to date. Much of this cost is carried back to the roots of the PC. In the beginning, the PC was largely a hobbyist’s toy and, for the most part, this home-built architecture has actually changed very little in the past 30 years.
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Building the Perfect PC: Blade Computing Arrives on the Desktop
Posted by: Rob Enderle December 22, 2003 09:08 AMThrough much of the year I hear complaints about personal computers — whether they are running Windows or the relatively rare alternatives. These complaints are typically about systems reliability, the costs resulting from migrating employees to new hardware, the cost associated with new employees and the massive costs associated with keeping software up to date. Much of this cost is carried back to the roots of the PC. In the beginning, the PC was largely a hobbyist’s toy and, for the most part, this home-built architecture has actually changed very little in the past 30 years.