Right-sizing the client (was RE: ODBC (was RE: Green screen - it's time is over ))

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

Joe, et al



> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:05 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: ODBC (was RE: Green screen - it's time is over )
>
>

< huge snip>

>
> Unfortunately, thick clients are not yet dead.  People are still writing
> VB/ODBC solutions and marketing them as "business solutions", which I
> believe is wrong.  ODBC on the client happens all the time, and
> that's what
> I was arguing against in my previous post.
>

< huge snip>

Fascinating discussion of ODBC, and I tend to agree with you, Joe.

This comment provoked more questions than answers, however.  I've never been
clear on where the lines are drawn between thin-clients and thick-clients.

I've heard CA termed a thick-client, and a browser interface a thin-client.
(Assuming I understood that person's view correctly.)  Based on your comment
above, I think CA would be considered a thin client (or maybe mid-client if
there was such a term).

Three questions:

1)  What is your understanding of the terms?

2)  What are your objections to thick clients?  (Or if you've already posted
them, could you point me in that direction.)

3)  What is your view of a "right-sized" client.  I think this question is
KEY...


BTW, I would IN NO WAY take it personally if you didn't want to spend time
on question #3...  Given that there is a possibility we could end up
competing in the same market-space, in the near future.  Hope it doesn't
hurt to ask...

jt