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To: BILL CHOW who wrote (114)	11/23/1996 2:19:00 AM
From: Ellison Ting	of 524

Hi Bill, You asked some great questions. Some of which I don't have answers, too. But this is what I do know. Let's talk about mainframes first, I now know what you mean by saying "nearly ran them out of business". Mainframe companies were run out because of the evolution of the Internet -- the new term is servers which are now considered mainframes. But how would the NT takeover this market? JavaStation The major problem that IT managers have with PC's are not the hardware or software, its' maintence. When hardware of software improves what happens, they have to buy the new gizzmo for their PC's. This requires alot of time, in installation and training. That is why the NC was created by Sun. Other benefits stated by Sun were the following: 1. Zero-adminstration -- if something goes wrong like hardware failure nothing is affected because everything is stored on a server. 2. Improved Security -- all applications and data always reside on the server, this helps in prevention of unauthorized access and the introduction of viruses. 3. Better Economics -- is a low initial cost (its' suppose of save a company about $8,000 in hardware maintence and software administration from Gartner Group) 4. Simplified Applications Distribution -- users automatically get newest version. Ends the problem of incompatible versions of the same application being used in different parts of the enterprise. Features Hardware 100 MHz microSPARC II CPU Accelerated graphics to enable advanced user interfaces 10/100BASET networking for high performance connections into corporate intranets Boots over the network from a server has PPP, modem supportt Industry Standard Sims 60-ns. PC-standard SVGA card with accelerated graphics keyboard and mouse Monitor is also available if needed. 14" or 17" Software -- is a JAVA O/S has password-protected login feature multi-threaded several device drivers uses standard network protocols includes windows system runs thousands of Java applets and applications Environment Imediately goes to HOTJAVA Browser uses Corel JV (WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Chart) *uses Applix Anyware products -- interactive business applications Conclusion Sun's target market are large corporations, estimate tthat 30% of all business users fall into this category. I see this as an effective solution for large companies. But like you, there are still many questions yet to be answered. Who will it affect, NTs or UNIX workstations? Being able to see how one works would answer most questions. All of this is theory. Ellison

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