IBM NetVista

NetVista
	Closeup of the NetVista X41 all-in-one PC
Developer	IBM
Type	Software suite; Thin client; Kiosk; Computer appliance; Desktop/All-in-One;
Release date	April 1996 (suite); April 2000 (Thin client); May 2000 (desktops);
Discontinued	January 2000 (suite); April 2002 (Thin client); May 2004 (desktops);
Predecessor	IBM Network Station (Thin client); IBM PC Series (desktops); IBM Aptiva;
Successor	IBM ThinkCentre (desktops)
Related	IBM Netfinity x86 servers

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.^[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 The software suite was withdrawn without replacement in January 2000.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

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 The line was withdrawn in April 2002 with no replacement.^{[citation needed]}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:

NetVista N2200 (Cyrix MediaGX at 233 MHz, 32-288 MB RAM, CompactFlash, Ethernet, USB 1.1, VGA, Audio I/O)
NetVista N2200e^[2]
NetVista N2200i
NetVista N2200w
NetVista N2800
NetVista N2800e
NetVista N70

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 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 The line was withdrawn in May 2004 and was replaced by the ThinkCentre.

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:

A Series
- IBM NetVista A10
- IBM NetVista A20 (Pentium III)^[3]
- IBM NetVista A20i (Pentium III)^[4]
- IBM NetVista A21 (Celeron)^[5]
- IBM NetVista A21i (Pentium III)^[6]
- IBM NetVista A22 (Celeron)^[7]
- IBM NetVista A22p (Pentium 4)^[8]
- IBM NetVista A30 (Pentium 4)^[9]
- IBM NetVista A30p (Pentium 4)^[10]
- IBM NetVista A40 (Pentium III)^[11]
- IBM NetVista A40i (AMD Athlon)^[12]
- IBM NetVista A40p (Pentium III)^[13]
- IBM NetVista A60 (Pentium 4)^[14]
- IBM NetVista A60i (Pentium 4)^[15]
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^[16]