JavaStation
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The JavaStation was a Network Computer (NC) developed by Sun Microsystems between 1996 and 2000, intended to run only Java applications.
The hardware is based on the design of the Sun
Models
There were several models of the JavaStation produced, some being pre-production variants produced in very small numbers.
Production models comprised:
- JavaStation-1 (part number JJ-xx), codenamed Mr. Coffee: based on a 110 MHz MicroSPARC IIe CPU, this was housed in a cuboidal Sun "unidisk" enclosure.
- JavaStation-NC or JavaStation-10 (part number JK-xx) codenamed Krups: a redesigned Mr. Coffee with a 100 MHz MicroSPARC IIep CPU and enhanced video resolution and color capabilities. Krups was housed in a striking curved vertically oriented enclosure.
Models produced only as prototypes or in limited numbers included:
- JavaStation/Fox: a prototype of the Mr Coffee: essentially a repackaged SPARCstation 4 Model 110.
- JavaStation-E (part number JE-xx) codenamed Espresso: a Krups with ATAinterface in a restyled enclosure.
- Dover: a JavaStation based on CPU.
- JavaEngine-1: an embedded systems.
- A 68030-based system designed by Diba, Inc.(later acquired by Sun) circa 1996, which could be considered a very early JavaStation-like system.
In addition, Sun envisioned a third-generation "Super JavaStation" after Krups, with a JavaChip co-processor for native Java bytecode execution. This doesn't appear to have been produced.
The JavaStation concept was superseded by the Sun Ray series of thin client terminals.
Operating systems
The JavaStation comes with JavaOS in the flash memory, but it is also possible to install Linux or NetBSD on the JavaStation.