Before anyone recommends WebTV to anyone, might want to check out the following: WebTV drops plans for Java support By Stephanie Miles Staff Writer, CNET News.com October 30, 1998, 9:25 a.m. PT update If you have WebTV, don't count on using Java. WebTV, the Internet access device company that's owned by Microsoft, has quietly dropped plans to incorporate broad support for Sun Microsystems' computing language into its product line. As a result, WebTV users will continue to miss out on some of the Web's more advanced features. Customer and developer frustration with the inexpensive TV set-top device, manufactured by licensees such as Philips Electronics and Sony, is starting to crop up. So too are questions about WebTV's change of heart. "You can't use Java, streaming video, [or] video conferencing, and you are eliminated from all Java chat rooms. [There is] no downloading of software, no immediate upgrades, no game playing, word processing, and the list goes on forever," said one disgruntled user. More at: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,28136,00.html?st.ne.fd.gif.d Brett ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
