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InfoWorld: NetGem launches Linux-based set-top box

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 16, 1999

“NetGem on Wednesday introduced the NetBox Cable, the first
set-top box to run on the Linux OS for cable-based Internet access,
according to the company.”

“The set-top box will let cable system operators offer
high-speed Internet access, IP telephony, and video streaming to
its customers”

“We’ve always been working on the idea that the NetBox should be
open architecture, and we think that Linux will provide the NetBox
with greater stability and greater flexibility,”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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