Jumping From Computer To Computer 474
Roland Piquepaille writes "Imagine a world where computers become so ubiquitous that the idea of carrying a laptop will almost be laughable, a world where any computer could be your computer! According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, this is the goal of Intel Research Pittsburgh's Internet Suspend/Resume (ISR) project, a project that may one day let your work jump from computer to computer without interruption by using the Internet, distributed file systems, and virtual machines. When the non-proprietary technology becomes available, a user will suspend a task on the computer he's working on, and resume this work using another computer in another part of a city or several thousands of miles away. The second system will look identical to the first one, with the same files and applications opened. This technology would also ease OS upgrades or eliminate the pain coming from a hard disk failure. The project has even a feature named Rollback which would permit to go back in time, eliminating these pesky viruses. A pilot test will start this fall, so don't expect to be able to use ISR for a while. You'll find more details and references in this overview."
Hmmn... (Score:5, Funny)
Uh, right. (Score:5, Funny)
Computers keep shrinking and prices keep dropping. Why depend on a remote site to host your desktop when you could keep the same data in your watch [thinkgeek.com], jackknife [thinkgeek.com] or wallet [thinkgeek.com]?
yeah right (Score:1, Funny)
no thanks
So now I can... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The future is now. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I love this quote... (Score:4, Funny)
We could run Longhorn on it.
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