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 Internet Explorer 5 for Solaris
Tue Nov 2 21:48:20 EST 1999 (Posted by Jeff)

OK. So I couldn't resist. I just put a new hard drive in my workstation, and had to try out the new IE5 for Solaris.

The specs of the machine: Dual SuperSparc Sparc 10, 96mb RAM and a fresh install of Solaris 2.6. I loaded up the ie5setup program, and it failed on the Outlook Express install. I use pine, so I didn't care. I went to fire up the program, and it loaded, but I couldn't click on anything, nor type in a new url. I was hung at the Microsoft welcome page. So, I deleted, and reinstalled. I did nothing different, but this time I was able to click around. I loaded up the SolarisGuide site, but after I clicked on a link, it locked up my workstation completely to the point that I had to ssh in and kill the process. So, I decide my machine is just wacky.

Next, Chip Wright, one of the programmers for SolarisGuide decided he was going to try. His machine is an IPX with the Weitek overdrive CPU and 64mb RAM. His seems to work, only it's very very, very slow.

So, i'm left to think that Microsoft wants you to use Solaris 7, probably with at least an Ultra 5. But then again, who would really want to use this anyways, when Netscape works so well?

I'd be interested to hear how others have found the product.

You can download it on Microsoft's Internet Explorer for UNIX page.

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 Dynamic XMLa 1.0
Tue Nov 2 17:39:40 EST 1999 (Posted by John)

"As part of a broad campaign to make back-end services written in Java more accessible, ObjectSpace on Monday released a free tool that eases integration between Java and the Extensible Markup Language (XML). Over the next several months ObjectSpace will extend its Voyager application server by layering in technology that will allow application developers to mix and match remote services to create applications."

Read the full story at InfoWorld.

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 Sun takes on SGI
Tue Nov 2 17:37:53 EST 1999 (Posted by John)

"Targeting SGI's traditional customer base, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday introduced a workstation designed for high-end graphics applications. The Sun Ultra 80 workstation is an attempt to take a larger share of the graphics workstation market from SGI, which has recently been weakened by financial difficulties."

Read the full story at InfoWorld.

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 Sun makes Solaris 8 Early Access Available
Tue Nov 2 12:34:19 EST 1999 (Posted by Jeff)

Sun has releases Solaris 8 Early Access. You can buy it on Sun's websitefor $19.95.

New features include IPv6 support, as well as the latest technologies from the desktop to the Internet, including mission-critical quality Java(tm)2SE for building web-centric software applications; the Java Media Framework for streaming media; X-server video enhancements; synchronization for personal digital assistants (e.g., Palm Pilot PDAs); and Networked Real Time processing.

Granted, I already ordered my copy, which they tell me will ship on November 27, but I do find it a little strange paying for beta software.

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 Sun's McNealy joins GE board
Mon Nov 1 22:50:22 EST 1999 (Posted by Jeff)

"Global media, finance and manufacturing conglomerate General Electric Co. on Monday said it named Scott McNealy, leader of computer networking giant Sun Microsystems Inc., to GE's board of Directors. "The board and I could not be more excited that Scott has agreed to join us," GE chairman Jack Welch said in a statement. "E-business is changing the way we at GE work and interact with our customers. What a perfect time to have Scott's vision, entrepreneurial passion and absolute candor available to our company." "

Either that, or they needed a ringer for the company hockey team. :)

For the full story read ZDNet

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