cloud computing

[Tom Zurinskas]

I'm too old to remember where I saw the term "cloud computing" but it was yesterday for the first time, and I've been on computers almost daily since email first came out.  We used a Lotus email product back in the 80s.

Cloud computing means using applications on the web like google docs.  I don't think "cloud aps" (my term) on the web were in existence in the 80's.  Too soon.  Memory was too small.  I remember paying $250 for a 0.5 Meg hard disk back then and thought it was huge.  Back when Computer Shopper looked like a telephone book.


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 21:05:34 -0400
> From: hfwstahlke at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: cloud computing
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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> Poster: Herb Stahlke
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> You don't mention where you saw the term. "Cloud computing" has been
> around at least since the 80s, at least as a concept.
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> Herb
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> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
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>> "Cloud computing" refers to applications that exist in the ‘cloud’ (a.k.a. the Internet), like google docs. First I've seen of this term.
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>> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
>> see truespel.com
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