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Wikipedia / IBM NetVista

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

Software suite

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.

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 The software suite was withdrawn without replacement in January 2000.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

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 The line was withdrawn in April 2002 with no replacement.

Hardware products:

Software products:

  • NetVista Thin Client Manager V2R1

Kiosk

Hardware products:

  • NetVista Kiosk Model 120

  • NetVista Kiosk Model 150

Appliance

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

The IBM NetVista line of personal computers was the follow-up to the IBM PC Series. It was announced in May 2000 alongside the ThinkPad T and A series, and was withdrawn in May 2004 in favor of the ThinkCentre.

Earlier NetVista models used the same beige/white colors for the cases much like the previous IBM PC Series and the related IBM Aptiva, however starting with the NetVista A21 models in 2001, the case colors changed to black, using a similar color found in its contemporary ThinkPad models. These black-colored cases then spread out into other models over time (including its successor, the ThinkCentre) and would last for several years, becoming a signature design element for its computers.

Products:

A Series

M Series (Manageability)

  • IBM NetVista M41

  • IBM NetVista M42

S Series

  • IBM NetVista S40

  • IBM NetVista S40p

  • IBM NetVista S42

X Series (all-in-one)

  • IBM NetVista X40

  • IBM NetVista X40i

  • IBM NetVista X41 - designed by Richard Sapper

Timeline

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