Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Network booting, Network computer (brand), Thin clients, 3Station, Apollo/Domain, MSN TV, Diskless node, NComputing, Gumstix, VirtualGL, Sun Ray, Preboot Execution Environment, DisplayLink, Apple Bandai Pippin, Desktop virtualization, Blade PC, Linux Terminal Server Project, Squirrel Systems, ThinCan, Bootstrap Protocol, Wyse, NetBoot, GPXE, AnywhereTS, Chip PC, IPXE, Thinstation, Automotive Network Exchange, Blit, OpenThinClient, Rdesktop, Network Computing Devices, LISCON, Remote Graphics Software, JavaStation, Network Computer Reference Profile, Webconverger, FreeRDP, Acorn Network Computer, Thinvent, Mac NC, Remote Initial Program Load, Ndiyo, PXES, Jack PC, Dell FX100, Universal Network Device Interface, NetPC. Excerpt: MSN TV (formerly WebTV) is the name of both a thin client which uses a television for display (rather than a computer monitor), and the online service that supports it. The product and service was developed by WebTV Networks, Inc., a company purchased by Microsoft Corporation and absorbed into MSN (the Microsoft Network). While most thin clients developed in the mid-1990s were positioned as diskless workstations for corporate intranets, WebTV was positioned as a consumer device for web access. The WebTV product is an adapter that allows a television set to be connected to the Internet, primarily for web browsing and e-mail. The setup includes a web browser, a corded or wireless (i.e. bluetooth or IRDA) keyboard and a connection, using a modem, ADSL, cable Internet access, or power line communication. While WebTV does not allow as much functionality as a computer-based web browser, it is a low-cost alternative to a traditional computer connection to the Internet. Co-founder Steve Perlman is credited with the idea for the device. He first combined computer and television as a high-school student w...