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To: Jim Henke who wrote (3929)10/6/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Jim Henke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4453
 
Sun scrapping Java chip plans, analyst says
infoworld.com

"Overall, the market for Java chips seems to have cooled almost as rapidly as it heated up," Turley said. "Like its software alter-ego, Java chips have garnered a lot of attention but little in the way of actual usage."

But at 100 MHz, the processor is relatively slow, is large in size, and "uses as much power as a low-end Pentium," Turley said.

"It's a cow," Turley said bluntly.