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The New Networked Computers
PC Labs tested seven Net PCs and five thin clients/Windows-based terminals and examined the state of Java-based Ncs
By Tami D. Peterson and Anush Yegyazarian, PC Magazine May 5, 1998
<Here are some basic distinctions among the three classes of networked systems tested by PC Labs. Some of the systems we tested blur the lines, combining aspects of more than one category. The right solution for you depends on your current setup and future needs....>
ncworldmag.com
The network computer's dirty little secret
While companies like IBM, Sun, Oracle, Netscape, and other advocates of platform-neutral network-centric computing are playing it safe, Microsoft is driving a wedge between them and the only opportunities they may get to make network-centric computing a success. If these NC companies don't realize they can turn their dirty little secret into an advantage soon, their window of opportunity will pass, and sooner than they think.
By Nicholas Petreley in NC World March 1998
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