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Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the... by selfhoster11 on Friday December 17, 2021 @08:05AM (#29591573)
I have worked in such an environment. It was likely running on an overprovisioned server, that had to be accessed via an Internet Explorer ActiveX plugin. I'd rather be using a green-phosphor VT100 at that stage.
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Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the... by depingus on Friday December 17, 2021 @09:47AM (#29592843)
> Internet Explorer ActiveX plugin

Virtualized desktops have been solved. All the major players offer them. FFS, you can run Xbox One games in the cloud and play in your browser now.

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Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the... by nix23 on Friday December 17, 2021 @09:52AM (#29592909)
That sound's like it is a looong time ago, todays VD's are extremely responsive just have a look at Shadow for example.
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Re:Ask HN: My client want an agent on my laptop. Is this the... by selfhoster11 on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:45AM (#29593720)
~6 years ago. I'd be surprised if such things weren't still deployed in places.
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