Understanding Thin-ClientServer Computing | Understanding Thin Client/Server Computing (Strategic Technology Series)

Joel P. Kanter

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kanter, Joel.
Understanding Thin-Client/Server Computing / Joel Kanter.

Includes index.
ISBN 1-57231-744-2

1. Client/server computing. I. Title. II. Series.
QA76.9.C55K36 1997
004'.36--dc21 97-31953 CIP

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