Network Computer Reference Profile
Network Computer Reference Profile (NC reference profle, NCRP) was a specification for a network computer put forward by Oracle Corporation, endorsed by Sun Microsystems, IBM, Apple Computer, and Netscape, and finalized in 1996.
The first version of this specification was known as the NC1 Reference Profile.
NCRP specified minimum hardware requirements and software protocols. Among the software requirements were support of IP-based protocols (TCP/IP, FTP, etc.), www standards (HTTP, HTML, Java Application Environment), e-mail protocols, multimedia file formats, security standards.
The minimum hardware requirements were
- minimum screen resolution of 640 x 480 (VGA) or equivalent
- pointing device
- text input capability
- audio output
Although this initial NC standard was intended to promote the diskless workstation model of computing, it did not preclude computers with additional features, such as the ability to operate either as a diskless workstation or a conventional fat client. Thus, an ordinary PC having all the required features, could technically be classified as a Network Computer; indeed, Sun noted that contemporary PCs did indeed meet the NC reference requirements.[1]
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See also
Network computer - The brand, created by Oracle, for which the NCRP was the specification.