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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (6085)	12/10/1997 4:11:00 PM
From: Carmine Cammarosano	Respond to of 64865

Sun Launches Activator Software NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems is rolling out software called "Activator" that it says will compensate for any incompatibilities between Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser and programs written in the "official" Java language. According to a report in today's Wall Street Journal, Activator will circumvent Microsoft's version of Java, thwarting what Sun claims are Microsoft's attempts to limit the spread of Sun's universal programming language. Java-based programs, which can be delivered in the World Wide Web, are supposed to run on virtually any type of computer, overcoming problems of machines and software that do not work with each other, the newspaper noted. However, in October, Sun sued Microsoft, alleging that the Redmond, Wash., company is trying to disrupt the development of Java by failing to keep its implementations of Java compatible with Sun's specifications.

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (6085)	12/10/1997 4:18:00 PM
From: Dulane U. Ponder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

As a professional in the field, do you feel that NT will ever be able to encroach in any of the areas in which UNIX dominates? Did you add NT to cover other needs? Was NT added as a suuport feature for the UNIX system. Just trying to get a better notion of these two since apparently some engineers on other threads feel that NT can replace UNIX in some functions. I'm not a technical person so basically I'm just trying to figure out what's going on here. Thanks. The reason why I bought sun is because I thought java was such a great idea and also i don't much like the notion that everytime I turn on my computer I'm entering the mind of bill gates. Thanks.