US reports say that IBM Corp, NCR Corp, Wyse Technology Inc and Hyundai Electronics America are each readying new X-terminals based on Intel Corp’s 80960 RISC processor: meanwhile Acer Group, Visual Technologies Inc and Japan Computer Corp are expected to weigh in with MIPS Computer Systems Inc R3000-based X-terminals; the shift to RISC in X-terminals is expected to accelerate further next year with more Advanced Micro Devices 29000-based offerings from Samsung Electronics Co and Arche Technologies, and the first Sparc-based systems.
