ONLamp: The Legend of Nacho, Duke's Clone! | Linux Today

ONLamp: The Legend of Nacho, Duke’s Clone!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 30, 2005

“In honor of the tenth anniversary of Java and the 10th annual
Java One conference, I’d like to share the legend of Nacho Queso
Picante, Duke’s little known clone from Puerto Rico.

“We all know the story of how Duke was born 10 years ago to help
illustrate the animation capabilities of Java. But as we also know,
when there is a legend behind the story, well it usually involves
much more than meets the eye. This legend is no different…”

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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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