New York school finds success with Java computing model. (John J. Pershing Intermediate School's network computer connection to the Internet) (Technology Information)

From: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) | Date: October 1, 1997 | Copyright information

John J. Pershing Intermediate School is one of the pioneer US elementary schools to use network computers (NCs) to connect to the Internet. New York's Board of Education is piloting its Project Smart Schools in Pershing and plans to include computers and Internet access in all public schools by the year 2000. Administrators are planning to use Sun Microsystems' JavaStations to develop their network. These JavaStations feature microSPARCII processors, between 8MB and 64MB of memory, up to 8MB ...

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