Nokia Oy’s 80%-owned Nokia Data, which markets Sun Microsystems workstations and servers as its Alfaskop System 20, and Intel 80286 and 80386-based personal computers running Santa Cruz Xenix as its Alfaskop 10 system, is casting its eyes around the marketplace for a RISC-based system to top off the line. According to Nokia’s UK marketing manager Nick Bromley, the choice is between Sun’s own Sparc machines, Sparc systems from clonemakers, or alternatively, Intel 80860-based architecture. A decision is expected by the summer. Additionally Nokia’s Xenix based 80486-PC announced in July last year, is available in the UK from this week. Using a 25MHz version of the part, it comes with from 8Mb to 32Mb memory. And following its deal with Network Computing Devices last November, Nokia will be offering X terminal systems based on the Mountain View, California company’s hardware from mid-year.
