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PC Burn: Sun Java Desktop 2003 Review

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2004

[ Thanks to Chris
Bergeron
for this link. ]

Sun Microsystems has been in the Unix game for about as long as
there’s been a Unix. Back in 1987 they helped make Unix System V
with AT&T Bell labs. They’ve been marketing Solaris, one of the
main Unix derivatives, for about twenty years. So why, then, would
they market a Linux derivative? Let’s take a look at what it is
they’re offering and what it’s uses are to shed some light on the
‘why.’

“Sun Java Desktop comes in a fairly nice plastic folder and CD
holder. There isn’t much documentation included to suggest what to
do aside from ‘insert CD-Rom 1’ and we’ll see if this is a good
thing in a minute…”

Complete
Story

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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