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...which Sun developed) and the vast storage capacity of the Internet (which runs largely on Sun's computer servers). Unlike most PCs, the JavaStation has no hard drive, doesn't play CD-ROMs and takes no floppies. Users are supposed to store their personal files on the servers and download whatever little application programs (or "applets") they need directly from the Net. The price of the base machine, with one fast microSPARCII chip, starts at $750. By the time you add a keyboard and a monitor, however, the cost approaches $1,000--almost as much as a low-end Macintosh...
...really depends on how you work best," said law student Jane'S. Park. "I'm the type of person who prefers to download and read cases in print form...
Here's how the system works: starting this week, you'll visit the CyberCash Web site, download an empty electronic wallet onto your hard drive and register it with the company (if your own bank signs up with CyberCash, it will offer you its own self-named wallet). The software acts like an ATM, allowing you to transfer $20 to $100 from your bank into your wallet before heading off onto the Web. When you reach a site that accepts CyberCash, you can spend your money by using either your credit card or CyberCoins...
...good pitch. Weary Netizens know all too well that browsing the World Wide Web these days is less like surfing than like crawling: data drips like molasses onto your computer screen, sometimes taking several minutes to create a single page of text and graphics. If you want to download, say, a 5-minute rock video, you'll have time to catch a quick meal--maybe even a movie--while the phone line churns away...
...NASA Quicktime video (500k download...