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thin-client Thin client systems are setups where there is a server overseeing the world-state at some remote location, and transmitting information directly to the displays on the machines of the people in the world. For these systems, there is no software to download, and they can usually be accessed by even the slowest of computers. However, there are no graphics either. Below, we offer a selection of links from our resource databases which may match this term.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Resource Type not Available This trilogy pack is the starter kit for Everquest. Containing the latest patched version of the basic client, together with the first two expansion packs; "Ruins of Kunark", and "Scars of Velious". World Review: Playdo
Playdo is a purely social world system. Created in the image of a small city, the entire apparatus runs under shockwave applications ? so it will run in almost any browser. There is no client to download, and everything is broken up into sections.
 
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![]() ![]() City of Villains is the long-awated sequel to City of Heroes. This card entitles you to a copy of the client, together with a 2-month (60 day) prepaid subscription. ![]() ![]() This version of the book is more of a booklet than an actual book. Its a thin 50 page intro basically to the CD, which holds the meat - digital versions of Muybridge's photographs. ![]() ![]()
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Results by page (31/03/2004)
The SimPuter - the cheap handheld computer designed by Indian scientists, for use by the poorer majority of the country has officially launched, opening up a possible new market for thin-client worlds, and low spec demands. ...
(25/02/2007)
Earlier this month, a coding firm called Comverse Technology created an application that runs Second Life on Java-enabled mobile phones. This allows SMS and IM messaging with other avatars, as well as exploration of the virtual environment,...
(14/02/2006)
In an interesting move, Moove, a VRML-based world-system geared for romance, has decided to release the source code for its avatars ? called actors ? free for anyone to develop. The company says it plans to release source cod...
(10/05/2007)
Hewlett-Packard is giving the public a chance to try out an open beta of of Mscapes, a suite of software applications that let anyone create interactive location-based (augmented reality) games or tours. The Mscapes online au...
(17/08/2012)
Developers and users of Twitter have reacted angrily to changes made by the social network to restrict creation of third-party applications. Any new app that wants to serve more than 100,000 users must now seek the com...
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