为了满足用户对NC及瘦型客户机的潜在需求,一些硬件供应商竞相推出各自的NC硬件设计方案。NC硬件设计方案的不断推出,虽然可为信息管理人员提供越来越多的可选平台,但同时也迫使NC供应商需不断地对各自所提供的设计方案加以改进。 11月中旬,松下半导体公司也推出了一个基于JAVA的NC硬体设计方案——Odin Refernce Profile这一设计采用的是松下半导体公司的嵌入式486 In response to potential customer demand for NC and thin clients, some hardware vendors are racing to launch their own NC hardware designs. The continuous introduction of NC hardware design solutions, while providing an increasing number of optional platforms for information managers, has also forced NC suppliers to continually improve their designs. In mid-November, Matsushita Semiconductor Co. also introduced a JAVA-based NC hardware design solution - the Odin Refernce Profile This design uses a Panasonic Semiconductor embedded 486