
Realizing the Importance of
Web Technologies at Sun
Microsystems
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Sun’s use of the Web began in early 1993, when a curious
Sun engineer downloaded an early Web browser that had just
been made available for public distribution. The engineer
began tinkering with the new technology, setting up his own
workstation as a Web server. He showed it to other engineers,
who also began playing with it. This handful of experimenters
set up easy ways for others to install Web servers and browsers
on their workstations. The technology spread like wildfire
throughout the firm. Someone showed it to Sun’s engineering
vice president, who found it interesting enough to support ...