After waiting to see what tags the competition had managed to achieve, Network Computing Devices Inc’s expected contribution to the latest spate of X terminal hardware announcements (CI No 2,608), comes in the form of additions to its MIPS R4600-based series launched last October (CI No 2,499) that now go to 255,000 Xstones and 5.0 Xmarks. The 125MHz HMXpro is due this week with 1,600 by 1,200 resolution, aimed at technical and engineering users. It is bundled with NCDware 3.3 software including a touch-screen local client, a utility for running MS-DOS floppy disks and the ability to play Moving Pictures Experts Group, MPEG, video in a window. With 8Mb RAM, audio input-output, networked audio system software licence, NCDvideo and MPEG local clien t, a 17 HMXpro costs from $3,500, $4,500 with a 20 screen and $4,800 for 21. With 24Mb RAM, PCMCIA Audio and NCDvideo software, a TriTeal Corp Common Desktop Environment licence (CI No 2,521), one year NCDware update and a promotional multimedia software licence good until June 30, including OpenGL or PHIGS Extension to X Window, PEX, licence, Display PostScript local client licence and XIE licence, prices are $5,000, $6,000 and $6,300 respectively. Options for the HMXpro are 16Mb RAM, $1,280; CDE licence, $200; OpenGL licence, $150; PEX licence, $150, XIE licence, $150; Distribution Presentation Services licence $200; floppy drive, $260; 2Mb Flash memory $400; and 4Mb Flash memory, $600. At the same time the compnay has cut existing 80MHz HMX prices by 10% or so to $3,000, $4,000 and $4,300 for 17, 20 and 21 models respectively. It claims a fuller range of both bundled and optional features than the Hewlett-Packard Co Envizex, IBM Corp Xstation 160 and Tektronix Inc XP358 it is aiming at, though its offerings all lack Hewlett-Packard’s optional 100Mbps Ethernet standard support.
