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To: JavaGuy who wrote (16669)	5/27/1999 8:05:00 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 64865

DJ Sun Micro Sees Volume Output Of UltraSparc-III By Yr-End By DAVID P. HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO -- Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW) expects to begin volume production of its new UltraSparc-III microprocessor by the end of this year, a company official said. Mel Friedman, president of Sun's microelectronics division, said Sun received the first samples of the chips three weeks ago from Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), which produces most of Sun's chips. New computer servers and workstations based on the chip are expected by next spring. "This is a major, major accomplishment for us," said Anant Agrawal, vice president of the chip division and the architect who designed the first UltraSparc chip. "To see the silicon working this beautifully is really amazing." Agrawal said that engineers testing the chips have enabled all of its major functions and have already used it to boot up Sun's Solaris operating system. The UltraSparc-III now faces an extended series of grueling tests designed to exercise as many of its operating modes as possible. With 23 million transistors and operating speeds of 600 megahertz, the UltraSparc-III is Sun's latest entry in the competitive race to deliver high-end computing systems that run Internet businesses and big corporate networks. Unlike its major competitors, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP), Sun insists on designing its own chips and operating-system software for its computers. IBM and H-P both offer a variety of systems, including many that use Intel Corp. (INTC) microprocessors and Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows NT operating system. While analysts and competitors alike doubt Sun's ability to keep up the pace against the "Wintel" juggernaut, Sun executives say they have no choice. "What do the economics look like if I go with Intel?" Friedman asked. "Everyone sees their gross margins slide when they pay taxes to Intel and Microsoft."

To: JavaGuy who wrote (16669)	5/27/1999 9:00:00 PM
From: Eric.sun	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

JG, Thank you very much for your encouragement. I guess my motivation to become a java programmer is I like internet so much that I want to live or die on it, and java is the golden key to be successful professional. I used to be a chip designer in Ultra_II team, years of chip design made me sick and now java is the fresh air to give me new life. Go Java and SUN! Regard, Eric

To: JavaGuy who wrote (16669)	5/27/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: jeff greene	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

JG-- <<Java is making serious inroads into the enterprise and embedded systems. >> It's nice to see first hand experience contributing to the thread, versus pundits such as myself. I am very intrigued by this enterprise opportunity for Java, especially in light of the possibility of centralization occuring away from the desktops. Could you give us a view from your position to the future of enterprise and the ubiquitous nature of the networked world. Jeff