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Sun JavaOS and the Network Computer: A Platform Bet That Missed the Market

Sun’s JavaOS and JavaStation tried to replace fat PCs with centrally managed network computers running Java applications, but bandwidth, application maturity, peripherals, and PC economics moved faster than the thin-client vision.

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