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To: Sonki who wrote (12809)12/21/1998 1:21:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio  Read Replies (1) of 64865
 
Sonki, maybe Alcatel & Sun
Monday December 21, 11:13 am Eastern Time

Alcatel and Sun Microsystems Bolster Support for Internet
Appliance Market


PARIS and CUPERTINO, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1998--Alcatel (NYSE:ALA - news) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) today announced that they intend to work together to advance the hardware and software platforms for consumer Internet appliances.
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Alcatel's Internet screenphone is a compact telephone with built-in Internet access, which combines a keypad, a color touch screen and a smart card reader. It is a customized implementation of a full suite of Java technologies based on JavaOS™ for Consumers™. The product provides complete support for the PersonalJava™ API, as well as an integrated Java™ browser with support for the JavaScript technology.

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biz.yahoo.com

I've seen this device at Java Business Expo in NY and its attractive and compact. A telephone with a screen. I am sure it will be an enormous hit. Totally bypasses the need for a computer and even Grandma can use it.

I want one for Christmas,
Michael
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