Tags: Information Appliance.
The Altos 586 was a multi-user microcomputer intended for the business market. It was introduced by Altos Computer Systems in 1983. 3Com offered this Altos 586 product as a file server for their IBM PC networking solution in spring 1983.[citation needed] The network was 10-Base-2 (Thin-Net) based with an Ethernet AUI port on the Altos 586.