How They Stack Up
THE NETWORK COMPUTER
(Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM)
PRICE: $500 to $1,000
THE HARDWARE: Processor (SPARC, ARM, PowerPC, Intel), 8 megabytes of RAM, graphics and network connector, keyboard/mouse
WHAT'S MISSING: Disk drives
WHAT IT RUNS: Java and other programs downloaded over network
THE NETPC
(Microsoft, Intel, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard)
PRICE: $1,000+
THE HARDWARE: Intel Pentium chip, 16 megabytes of RAM, hard drive, graphics and network connector, audio, locking case, keyboard/mouse
WHAT'S MISSING: Floppy disk drive
WHAT IT RUNS: Windows programs stored locally or downloaded over network
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