At $2,600, it’s rather a long way from the $500 or less that was meant to be the selling point for Network Computers, but for its latest @workStation trick (the original version of the 80960 RISC-based box costs $750) HDS Network Systems Inc has come out with the wireless @workStation, which comes with the FreePort wireless Ethernet local network system from Windata Inc. The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania firm sees the line being used in the factory, where users could reconfigure the shop floor without worrying about rewiring the network, or the warehouse, where a user could propel it along on a cart while taking inventory. As with the fixed @workStations, it supports networking standards and can run any existing Windows, Unix or mainframe applications, as well as be used on the Internet.
