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Sun unveils delayed chips, new corporate attitude

Sun embarks on a new era with the launch of its new UltraSparc III chips, yet it still faces the daunting task of growing beyond its rebel image.

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Sun embarks on a new era with the launch of its new UltraSparc III chips. Yet the delay in the chip release has set back future chip generations. Meanwhile, Sun faces the daunting task of growing beyond its rebel image.

 


Sun touts first computers based on new chip
update Sun Microsystems introduces Sun Fire and Sun Blade, the first computers based on its new UltraSparc III chip, but customers will have to wait several more months before most systems go on sale.

One late chip leads to another for Sun
While Sun Microsystems touts its new UltraSparc III chip, most of the company's attention is focused on its successor, the UltraSparc V, now expected to arrive two years later than scheduled

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