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UK firms hesitate over NetPC and NC

...per cent believed it will be at least two years before the NetPC and NC even beginning to make an impact on the UK market... Read more

5 December, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

NetPC final spec looks a lot like a PC

The final NetPC specification suggests that spotting the difference between a NetPC and a PC... Read more

24 April, 1997 by Martin Veitch

NetPC spec released by Intel, MS

...12 weeks. About 100 PC makers support the specification. Key features of NetPC include: the ability for software to manage all hardware functions across a... Read more

13 March, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Cyrix-based NetPC to debut in January

...the device. Cyrix UK managing director Brendan Sherry said vendors will produce NetPC systems based on a wide variety of designs including sealed units, VCR... Read more

31 October, 1996 by Martin Veitch

Microsoft NetPC platform finds backing from key players

Microsoft today announced specifications for its NetPC platform which has the support of PC manufacturers including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard... Read more

29 October, 1996 by Arif Mohamed

A Year Ago: NetPC spec released by Intel, MS

...rising prominence of network computers (NCs), Intel and Microsoft today released the NetPC reference specification for sub-$1,000 sealed-case designs that run PC... Read more

13 March, 1998 by Martin Veitch

Vendors poised to push NetPCs

...lift the lid on its desktop strategy next week and unveil its NetPC product. The company claims that it will "hit back" at Oracle and... Read more

13 June, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

One Year Ago: HP plans NetPCs for summer

...has spelt out its plans to be a pioneer in the nascent NetPC market that is backed by Microsoft, Intel and others. HP will release... Read more

25 March, 1998 by Martin Veitch

Compaq slams NC as Ellison recommits

...share price. Citing research from the Gartner Group which showed that the NetPC had an annual TCO of $6,469 compared to the NC's... Read more

13 January, 1998 by Marc Ambasna Jones

HP plans NetPCs for summer

...has spelt out its plans to be a pioneer in the nascent NetPC market that is backed by Microsoft, Intel and others Read more

25 March, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: NetPC final spec looks a lot like a PC

First published 24 April, 1997. The final NetPC specification suggests that spotting the difference between a NetPC and a PC... Read more

24 April, 2002 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: CeBIT: NetPC won't compete with NC - Intel

...can be set to be automatically updated in off-peak hours. The NetPC will play a key role in Intel's 1997 product strategy, alongside... Read more

14 March, 2002 by ZDNet UK

Mitac offers OEM NetPC, 14.2-inch screen notebook

Mitac will enter the UK NetPC market in November, admitting that it will let OEMs test the water... Read more

19 September, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

CeBit: NetPC won't compete with NC - Intel

...can be set to be automatically updated in off-peak hours. The NetPC will play a key role in Intel's 1997 product strategy, alongside... Read more

13 March, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

Q&A: Cyrix's Rogers on the NetPC and the x86

...the highest performance Windows PC on the market today. What about the NetPC: you have talked about how you see your GX processor being ideal... Read more

11 November, 1996 by Martin Veitch

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