Linked by Joshua Boyles on Mon 9th Jun 2003 16:45 UTC
This entire article is written as a proposal to a coprporation for a new, very unique computing system. Please offer criticism and suggestions to improve the system, and tell me whether you think it could work. What exactly is the "Edge Computing System" And more importantly, why would I want to go to the trouble of developing it? The Edge Computing System is just that, an entire system, not just a new type of computer or new software suite. The Edge is the means by which you can have your personal computer with you at all times.
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On my home machine I have around 90GB of data and less than 20GB of software! My data requirements are getting larger. A better solution would be to run an application that would do the following:-
In the background,
Mirror my entire system to several other locations on the internet.
Mirror other users' systems on my machine.
Supply a key/card to each registered user.
This should be done without any identifiable information being disclosed to any party. If your system breaks down, one could enter your key and your system could be rebuilt.
With broadband access (albeit an over hyped service) a system could be rebuilt in less than 24 hours.
There are issues, few if any are insurmountable. The biggest problem may be the reluctance of ISP's to allow such a large transfer within 24 hours.