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Weighing the case for the network computer.

In 1997, the bosses of Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and IBM will attempt to prove that “network computers”—stripped-down computers linked to a network that holds most of their software and data—will shortly overtake the prevalent personal computer (PC). They are grounding their case mainly on an econo...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 342; pp. 61 - 63
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited January 18 1997
Subjects:
Network PC (Computer)
Personal computers
Information storage & retrieval systems
Cost
Cost control
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