A family of network computers from Sun that comply with the NC Reference Profile. Introduced with the same 100 MHz MicroSPARC CPU used in Sun's SPARC 4 and 5 workstations, JavaStations are expected to migrate to the Java chip. JavaStations can also run Windows applications on an NT server using software from Insignia Solutions or Citrix that turns NT into a timeshared central computer.
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