7月下旬,IBM公司的计算机部门宣布了仅推出4个月之久的Network Station瘦型客户机的第一批后继产品。IBM的这些新的瘦型客户机产品划分为三大类:即100、300以及1000三大系列。其中,被IBM称为“存取计算机”的100系列的售价为649美元,这种计算机拥有一个GUI,并可存取标准的商业应用,例如Lotus开发公司的SmartSuite。IBM的这一瘦型客户机系列是针对那些存取网络信息而不是Internet的用户加以设计的。被IBM称为“Internet计算机”的售价为799美元的300系列可向用户提供对多服务器、Internet以及公司Intranet的存取。 In late July, the computer division of IBM announced the first successors to its Network Station thin client, which is only four months old. IBM’s new thin client products are divided into three categories: the 100, 300 and 1000 three major series. Of these, the 100 Series, which IBM calls “Access Computers,” sells for $ 649. The computer has a GUI and standard business applications such as SmartSuite from Lotus Development. IBM’s thin-client series is designed for those who access network information rather than the Internet. The 300 Series, priced at $ 799 by IBM as the “Internet Computer,” offers users access to multiple servers, the Internet and corporate intranets.