IBM NetVista

NetVista
Closeup of the NetVista X41 all-in-one PC
DeveloperIBM
Type
Release date
  • April 1996 (suite)
  • April 2000 (Thin client)
  • May 2000 (desktops)
Discontinued
  • January 2000 (suite)
  • April 2002 (Thin client)
  • May 2004 (desktops)
Predecessor
SuccessorIBM ThinkCentre (desktops)
RelatedIBM Netfinity x86 servers

NetVista is an umbrella name for a variety of products manufactured by IBM.

Software suite

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The IBM NetVista Software Suite was introduced in April 1996 as a client–server software suite, with the server software running on OS/2, and the client software on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. Meant to provide Internet access to K-12 users, it included such things as a web browser, nanny software and other internet utilities, including a TCP/IP stack.[1]

Starting with version 1.1, the server side was also supported on Windows NT. The software suite was withdrawn without replacement in January 2000.

Products:

  • NetVista V1.0
  • NetVista V1.1
  • NetVista V2.0

Network station

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In April 2000, the IBM Network Station product line was renamed to IBM NetVista, as were the associated software tools. The NetVista computers were thin client systems. The line was withdrawn in April 2002 with no replacement.[citation needed]

Hardware products:

Software products:

  • NetVista Thin Client Manager V2R1

Kiosk

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Hardware products:

  • NetVista Kiosk Model 120
  • NetVista Kiosk Model 150

Appliance

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This appliance is meant to allow internet access on a TV. It was not sold directly to end-users, but rather as an OEM product to internet providers.

Hardware products:

  • NetVista Internet Appliance i30

Personal computer

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IBM NetVista A22
IBM NetVista X41 all-in-one

The IBM NetVista personal computer was the follow-on to the IBM PC Series. It was announced in May 2000 along the ThinkPad T and A series. The line was withdrawn in May 2004 and was replaced by the ThinkCentre.

An IBM NetVista X40i Computer running the Windows Me operating system.
IBM NetVista X40i

Earlier NetVista models were initially offered in the typical white/beige cases of the 1990s as with the previous IBM PC Series and the IBM Aptiva. The later NetVista models would be sold in the long-running black cases later on in 2001, starting with the NetVista A21 models and then spreading out into other models in later years. These black case designs were inherited by its successor, the ThinkCentre.

Products:

Timeline

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Timeline of the IBM Personal Computer
IBM ThinkCentreIBM NetVistaIBM Palm Top PC 110IBM PC SeriesIBM AptivaIBM PS/ValuePointThinkPadEduQuestIBM PS/noteAmbra Computer CorporationIBM PCradioIBM PS/1IBM PS/55IBM PS/2IBM Personal Computer XT 286IBM PC ConvertibleIBM JXIBM Personal Computer AT/370IBM Personal Computer ATIBM Industrial ComputerIBM PCjrIBM Portable Personal ComputerIBM Personal Computer XT/370IBM 3270 PCIBM Personal Computer XTIBM 5550IBM Personal ComputerIBM System/23 DatamasterIBM 5120IBM 5110IBM 5100
Asterisk (*) denotes a model released in Japan only

References

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  1. ^ "On the Internet". Education Computer News. 13–14. 1996. Retrieved Jan 14, 2018.
  2. ^ IBM Corporation. "IBM NetVista N2200e, Thin Client Express — the Quick, Easy Way to Deploy Thin-Clients" (PDF). ibm.com. Retrieved Jan 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "IBM NetVista A20 6269 - PIII 733 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  4. ^ "IBM NetVista A20i 2276 - PIII 800 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  5. ^ "IBM 6339 Specs". CNET.
  6. ^ "IBM NetVista A21i 2257 - PIII 1 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  7. ^ "IBM NetVista A22 6341 - DT - Celeron 1.4 GHz - 128 MB Specs". CNET.
  8. ^ "IBM NetVista A22p (1.8 GHz, 256 MB, 80 GB, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo) Specs". CNET.
  9. ^ "IBM NetVista A30 (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz, 256 MB) Specs". CNET.
  10. ^ "IBM NetVista A30p 8310 - P4 2.4 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  11. ^ "IBM NetVista A40 6578 - PIII 800 MHz : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  12. ^ "IBM NetVista A40i 2284 - micro tower - Athlon 800 MHz - 64 MB - 20 GB Specs". CNET.
  13. ^ "IBM NetVista A40p 6579 - PIII 933 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  14. ^ "IBM NetVista A60 6833 - P4 1.5 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  15. ^ "IBM NetVista A60i 6832 - P4 1.5 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs". CNET.
  16. ^ "Richard Sapper - Netvista X401 PC - 2000". richardsapperdesign.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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