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To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (19720)	9/16/1999 8:32:00 PM
From: Prognosticator	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Because Hotmail used to use Solaris and they couldn't figure it out? I seem to recall it was Solaris, or was I merely dreamin? P.

To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (19720)	9/16/1999 11:45:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Speaking of web appliances ... latimes.com A more important development that could change his projections is the potential flood of digital devices that will enter the home in coming years, including controllers for air-conditioning systems, video recorders, Web appliances and a variety of other devices that will need operating systems. One of the first of these is TiVo, a digital video recorder that stores television programs on a disk drive instead of a videotape. The $499 device uses Linux as its operating system. Jim Barton, TiVo's chief technology officer, said Linux was the clear choice because it is cheap, stable and reliable. TiVo ... tivo.com SUNW ... the network is the computer.