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What Makes a Smart Client So Smart?
By David Hill
Just what are "Smart Clients" and why are they so smart?
The term Smart Client was coined to highlight the differences between the typical "Rich Client" applications of yesteryear and the next generation of client applications. To understand these differences, and to understand how they are likely to change the face of client-side computing, it is useful to take a trip down memory lane...
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