The History of Network Station

Nothing to see here yet. (OK, OK, I'll give you these:)

• An old IBM Network Station brochure: [ Page 1 ] [ Page 2 ] [ Page 3 ] [ Page 4 ] [ See the original site ]
• The IBM Network Station preview by Jeff Maerten (Toronto Users Group for Midrange Systems / TUG e-server magazine)
• Network Computer von IBM (Monitor 11/96)

Origins of the Network Station operating system

Some sources indicate that the Network Station 300 operating system (and perhaps the Boot Monitor firmware, too) is actually not developed by IBM, but by a 3^rd party company called Network Computer, Inc (now Liberate Technologies.)

It also appears that the operating system is a proprietary derivation of NetBSD, and it has been claimed that the actual in-house name for it is NCOS (short for Network Computer Operating System), which would, of course, be fitting for an OS supposedly developed by a company called Network Computer, Inc.

I have not yet had the time to do any check-ups on these claims but they do seem plausible. I would gladly accept any further information on the subject.