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product lock"). The performance on the JavaStations with Linux will be similar to what you can get with a

Sun Ray, but if ever you want to do something different with your machines, you have the flexibility to do so

with the JavaStations.

Lastly, if you're thinking of switching to diskless Xterminals on your network, you might consider the

JavaStations over stripped down PC's. The hardware is standardized, smaller, and you do not need to worry

about burning boot PROM's and the like.

Why JavaStations are No Longer Produced

Sun's official stance is that the JavaStation line was terminated in favor of the new Sun Ray line. A trip to the

former JavaStation section of Sun's website at http://www.sun.com/javastation verifies this formal

positioning.

As the Sun Ray is not an NC in the traditional sense (it is merely a framebuffer, and not a computing device

itself), there is no explanation why the two do not co−exist.

In talking to the users of the JavaStations, you will find strong opinions as to why the JavaStations are no

more. The common thread in almost all opinions collected is that the software provided by Sun was

inadequete for a production environment. Here are collected opinions from users of the Sun−provided

software, included with their permission:

I only used the Java Stations last summer while teaching 51 and 55/154. GoJoe was

incredibly slow and I seem to remember having to login to several different screens and

browsers just to be able to start anything.

I had to apologize to my students for the slow and inconvenient machines −−− I

remember making some jokes about technological progress.

−−Dr. Alex Ryba, Professor at Marquette University <[email protected]>

Well, of course the old JavaStations were practically unusable. It's not a matter of just

my opinion; we used to have CU 310 full of students using the Xterms all the time. As

soon as the JavaStations appeared there were NO STUDENTS in there at all. The

JavaStations killed CU 310. Now that the JavaStations are (thanks to you) back up to

speed, students are beginning to come back, but they've gotten out of the habit of

working in our lab, and are used to working on their own in the dorms. I think this is a

big loss −− they don't learn anything from talking to each other in the labs anymore.

Ghostview was slow, etc, but even vi was too slow. I am used to typing quickly, and

when the cursor can't keep up with me, I can't handle it. I would also have worked at

home if I didn't have to be here. And there were those annoying red squares left all over

the Xterm window when you were in vi. I had to type ^L every few lines to get rid of

them to see what I was typing... The pits. The whole setup made me lose a lot of

respect for Sun (although I try to separate the different product lines as much as

possible); I also think Sun will not get respect for hyping a product like the JavaStation

so strongly, and then just dumping it. I would wonder why anyone would not just dump

Sun...

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