Word: hotjava
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Recently, Sun Microsystems, a leading manufacturer of high-end computers (the "fas" machine is a Sun, for example), has added a new term to the cyberpunk lexicon: HotJava...
...HotJava is a new technology that will enable users of Sun, Windows NT, and Macintosh operating systems to access World Wide Web pages so hip that they make today's best online services look like chopped broccoli...
...pages supporting HotJava can be designed to include full-motion video at CD-ROM quality. This means that instead of being limited to still photos, HotJava Web pages may include full-blown animations featuring digitized sound and video...
...addition, HotJava allows for live online chat and other interactive services that rival those offered by commercial services like Prodigy and America Online...
Full-function applications are even possible within HotJava Web pages. Already, a demo version of a Web-based spreadsheet has been released on Sun Microsystems' HotJava home page (http://java.sun.com...