Sun's new computer

SUN Microsystems has introduced its first network computer called the JavaStation

SUN Microsystems has introduced its first network computer called the JavaStation. The scaled-down personal computer, designed to access corporate networks and the Internet, carries a price tag of $742 (£460) in the US, the company said. It said the entry level model, containing eight megabytes of memory, will ship beginning in December.

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