3Station

(computer, networking)The archetypal diskless workstation,developed by Bob Metcalfe at 3Com and first available in1986/1987.

The 3Station/2E had a 10 MHz 80286 processor, 1 MB ofRAM (expandable to 5 MB), VGA compatible graphics with 256KB of video RAM, and integrated AUI/BNC networktransceivers for LAN access.

The product used a single printed-circuit board with fourcustom ASICs. It had no floppy disk drive or hard disk,it was booted from a server and stored all end-userfiles there.

3Com advertised "significant cost savings" due to the3Station's ease of installation and low maintenance (thiswould now be referred to under the banner of "TCO").

The 3Station cost somewhere between an IBM PC clone and anIBM PC of the day. It was not commercially successful.

单词	3station
释义	3Station 3Station (computer, networking)The archetypal diskless workstation,developed by Bob Metcalfe at 3Com and first available in1986/1987. The 3Station/2E had a 10 MHz 80286 processor, 1 MB ofRAM (expandable to 5 MB), VGA compatible graphics with 256KB of video RAM, and integrated AUI/BNC networktransceivers for LAN access. The product used a single printed-circuit board with fourcustom ASICs. It had no floppy disk drive or hard disk,it was booted from a server and stored all end-userfiles there. 3Com advertised "significant cost savings" due to the3Station's ease of installation and low maintenance (thiswould now be referred to under the banner of "TCO"). The 3Station cost somewhere between an IBM PC clone and anIBM PC of the day. It was not commercially successful.
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