[metasean]

I'm interested in the concept of a VDI - and both https://paperspace.io/ and http://guacamole.incubator.apache.org/ look interesting.

However... I frequently work with very, very, very limited and intermittent bandwidth (i.e. off of my mobile phone via railline), so unless Paperless can work offline, your statement/bullet, "Untethered Agility" seem particularly deceptive!

[DTE]

Guacamole is a great project for using VNC/RDP protocols. We have developed our own protocol at Paperspace which we are constantly optimizing for sub-optimal conditions which can include low bandwidth and low-quality (i.e. lots of dropped packets). That said, we are primarily building for a world where access to high quality, fast internet is a reality.

As far as "untethered agility" goes, it was intended to speak to being free to access your computer from any device! Sorry for the confusion :)

[metasean]

It's awesome that you, "are constantly optimizing for sub-optimal conditions which can include low bandwidth and low-quality". Out of curiosity, is there a way to specify a maximum bandwidth? (e.g. my phone plan has a monthly cap, that can easily be exceeded and result in a nasty bill; can I specify that Paperspace not exceed a certain data transfer rate when I'm on that network?)

The irony of the "phone on a train limit" is that I have a phenomenal fiber line into my house. So I know how awesome, "high quality, fast internet" can be!

I was not confused about intent behind "untethered agility". My point was, I can use my laptop completely and genuinely untethered where ever I want for as long as my battery lasts. In other words, by default the only necessary tether is for power; and even then, I can go for almost an entire workday before I need that tether. Paperweight, as well as the other VDI options, actually require a near constant network tether for operation.

edit: typo fix