<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
(	O
NIC	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
internet	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
released	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2000	O
by	O
Larry	O
Ellison	O
's	O
and	O
Gina	O
Smith	O
's	O
New	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NIC	O
boots	O
from	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
developed	O
by	O
Wim	O
Coekaerts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
only	O
nonvolatile	O
storage	O
is	O
4	O
MB	O
of	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
