<OT> WalMart selling Sun Java desktop systems

[Andrew L. Gould]

On Wednesday 14 April 2004 06:38 pm, James McDonald wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry G" <hg57 at comcast.net>
> To: "SxS Users List" <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:45 AM
> Subject: <OT> WalMart selling Sun Java desktop systems
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> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=132690&path=0%3A3944
>%3A3951%3A41937%3A86796%3A132690
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> > What ya think of that?
> >
> > Harry G
>
> I had a look at the Sun Java Desktop on sun.com it's about $59 USD / $159
> AUD and comes with SO and Moz etc.
>
> My attitude to a lot of the java products I have seen in the last few years
> is slow and resource intensive(however it could have been just the way they
> were programmed). I would be interested to know how the SJD performs.
>
> Anyone shelled out the dollars for it yet and had a look, I'm trying to buy
> a house at moment so am not attacking my credit card.
>

One of the current Linux magazines has Sun's Java Linux Desktop on a CD.  
Unfortunately,  I don't remember which.

Andrew Gould