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{{Infobox Computer
{{Infobox Computer
|name = NetVista
| name = NetVista
|developer = '''[[IBM]]'''
| developer = '''[[IBM]]'''
|type = [[Desktop computer|Desktop]]/All-in-One
| type = {{ubl|[[Software suite]]|[[Thin client]]|[[Kiosk]]|[[Computer appliance]]|[[Desktop computer|Desktop]]/[[All-in-one PC|All-in-One]]}}
|logo = NetVista wordmark.svg
| logo = NetVista wordmark.svg
|image = File:IBM NetVista X41 Corner.JPG
| image = File:IBM NetVista X41 Corner.JPG
|caption = Closeup of the NetVista X41 all-in-one PC
| caption = Closeup of the NetVista X41 all-in-one PC
| releasedate = {{ubl|April 1996 (suite)|April 2000 (Thin client)|May 2000 (desktops)}}
|first_release_date = April 2000
| discontinued = {{ubl|January 2000 (suite)|April 2002 (Thin client)|May 2004 (desktops)}}
|discontinued = 2003
|predecessor = [[IBM PC Series]] (Network Station){{br}}[[IBM Aptiva]]
| predecessor = {{ubl|IBM Network Station (thin clients)|[[IBM PC Series]] (desktops)}}
|successor = [[IBM ThinkCentre]]
| successor = [[IBM ThinkCentre]] (desktops)
|related = [[IBM Netfinity]] x86 servers
| related = [[IBM Netfinity]] x86 servers
}}
}}


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==Software suite==
==Software suite==
The 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]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Education Computer News|date=1996|volume=13-14|title = On the Internet|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=IBM+NetVista+Internet+software+k-12&client=ubuntu&hs=fTc&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNh6a79NjYAhVL62MKHW2PBK84FBD8BQgQKAE&biw=1187&bih=530|access-date=Jan 14, 2018}}</ref>
The IBM NetVista Software Suite was introduced in April 1996 as a [[Client–server model|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]], [[Internet filter|nanny software]] and other internet utilities, including a [[TCP/IP stack]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Education Computer News|date=1996|volume=13-14|title = On the Internet|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=IBM+NetVista+Internet+software+k-12&tbm=bks|access-date=Jan 14, 2018}}</ref>


Starting with version 1.1, the server side was also supported on [[Windows NT]]. The software suite was withdrawn without replacement in January 2000.
Starting with version 1.1, the server side was also supported on [[Windows NT]]. The software suite was withdrawn without replacement in January 2000.
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Hardware products:
Hardware products:
* NetVista N2200 (Cyrix MediaGX at 233 MHz, 32-288 MB RAM, CompactFlash, Ethernet, USB 1.1, VGA, Audio I/O)
* NetVista N2200 ([[Cyrix]] [[MediaGX]] at 233 MHz, 32-288 MB RAM, [[CompactFlash]], [[Ethernet]], [[USB 1.1]], [[VGA]], Audio I/O)
* NetVista N2200e<ref>{{cite web|last1=IBM Corporation|title=IBM NetVista N2200e, Thin Client Express — the Quick, Easy Way to Deploy Thin-Clients|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS100-162/ENUS100-162.PDF|website=ibm.com|access-date=Jan 15, 2018}}</ref>
* NetVista N2200e<ref>{{cite web|last1=IBM Corporation|title=IBM NetVista N2200e, Thin Client Express — the Quick, Easy Way to Deploy Thin-Clients|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS100-162/ENUS100-162.PDF|website=ibm.com|access-date=Jan 15, 2018}}</ref>
* NetVista N2200l
* NetVista N2200i
* NetVista N2200w
* NetVista N2200w
* NetVista N2800
* NetVista N2800
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==Appliance==
==Appliance==
This appliance is meant to allow internet access on a TV. It was not sold directly to end-users, but offered as an [[OEM]] product to internet providers.
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:
Hardware products:
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[[File:IBM NetVista A22.jpg|thumb|IBM NetVista A22]]
[[File:IBM NetVista A22.jpg|thumb|IBM NetVista A22]]
[[File:IBM NetVista X41.jpg|thumb|IBM NetVista X41 all-in-one]]
[[File:IBM NetVista X41.jpg|thumb|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, and withdrawn in May 2004. It was replaced by the [[IBM ThinkCentre]] (now [[Lenovo ThinkCentre]] since 2005). Initially offered in the typical white/beige cases of the 1990s the NetVista was sold in black later on.
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]].

[[File:IBM NetVista X40i.jpg|alt=An IBM NetVista X40i Computer running the Windows Me operating system.|thumb|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:
Products:
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** IBM NetVista A20 ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a20-6269-piii-733-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A20 6269 - PIII 733 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A20 ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a20-6269-piii-733-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A20 6269 - PIII 733 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A20i ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a20i-2276-piii-800-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A20i 2276 - PIII 800 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A20i ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a20i-2276-piii-800-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A20i 2276 - PIII 800 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A21 ([[Intel Celeron|Celeron]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a21-6339-dts-celeron-1-ghz-128-mb-20-gb/|title=IBM 6339 Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A21 ([[Celeron]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a21-6339-dts-celeron-1-ghz-128-mb-20-gb/|title=IBM 6339 Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A21i ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a21i-2257-piii-1-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A21i 2257 - PIII 1 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A21i ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a21i-2257-piii-1-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A21i 2257 - PIII 1 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A22 ([[Intel Celeron|Celeron]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a22-6341-dt-celeron-1-4-ghz-128-mb-0-gb/|title=IBM NetVista A22 6341 - DT - Celeron 1.4 GHz - 128 MB Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A22 ([[Celeron]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a22-6341-dt-celeron-1-4-ghz-128-mb-0-gb/|title=IBM NetVista A22 6341 - DT - Celeron 1.4 GHz - 128 MB Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A22p ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a22p-1-8-ghz-256-mb-80-gb-dvd-rom-cd-rw-combo/|title=IBM NetVista A22p (1.8 GHz, 256 MB, 80 GB, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo) Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A22p ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a22p-1-8-ghz-256-mb-80-gb-dvd-rom-cd-rw-combo/|title=IBM NetVista A22p (1.8 GHz, 256 MB, 80 GB, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo) Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A30 ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a30-pentium-4-2-4-ghz-256-mb/|title=IBM NetVista A30 (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz, 256 MB) Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A30 ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a30-pentium-4-2-4-ghz-256-mb/|title=IBM NetVista A30 (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz, 256 MB) Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A30p ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a30p-8310-p4-2-4-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A30p 8310 - P4 2.4 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A30p ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a30p-8310-p4-2-4-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A30p 8310 - P4 2.4 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40 ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40-6578-piii-800-mhz-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A40 6578 - PIII 800 MHz : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40 ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40-6578-piii-800-mhz-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A40 6578 - PIII 800 MHz : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40i ([[AMD Athlon]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40i-2284-micro-tower-athlon-800-mhz-64-mb-20-gb/|title=IBM NetVista A40i 2284 - micro tower - Athlon 800 MHz - 64 MB - 20 GB Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40i ([[Athlon|AMD Athlon]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40i-2284-micro-tower-athlon-800-mhz-64-mb-20-gb/|title=IBM NetVista A40i 2284 - micro tower - Athlon 800 MHz - 64 MB - 20 GB Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40p ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40p-6579-piii-933-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A40p 6579 - PIII 933 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A40p ([[Pentium III]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a40p-6579-piii-933-mhz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A40p 6579 - PIII 933 MHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A60 ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a60-6833-p4-1-5-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A60 6833 - P4 1.5 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista A60 ([[Pentium 4]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-netvista-a60-6833-p4-1-5-ghz-monitor-none-series/|title=IBM NetVista A60 6833 - P4 1.5 GHz - Monitor : none. Series Specs|website=CNET}}</ref>
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** IBM NetVista S40p
** IBM NetVista S40p
** IBM NetVista S42
** IBM NetVista S42
* X Series(all-in-one)
* X Series ([[All-in-one PC|all-in-one]])
** IBM NetVista X40
** IBM NetVista X40
** IBM NetVista X40i
** IBM NetVista X40i
** IBM NetVista X41 - designed by [[Richard Sapper]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Sapper - Netvista X401 PC - 2000|url=http://richardsapperdesign.com/products/2000-today/netvista-x40-pc|access-date=2021-06-29|website=richardsapperdesign.com}}</ref>
** IBM NetVista X41 - designed by [[Richard Sapper]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Sapper - Netvista X401 PC - 2000|url=http://richardsapperdesign.com/products/2000-today/netvista-x40-pc|access-date=2021-06-29|website=richardsapperdesign.com}}</ref>


== See also ==
==Timeline==
{{Timeline of the IBM Personal Computer}}
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{{commons category}}
* [[IBM PC Series]]
* [[IBM Aptiva]]
* IBM/Lenovo [[ThinkCentre]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{commons category}}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/nvwbook.pdf NetVista Personal Systems Reference Guide] {{deadlink|date=March 2014}}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/nvwbook.pdf NetVista Personal Systems Reference Guide]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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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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