April 1997 / Inbox

The Right Approach	Your position on Java, Network Computers, and the need for plurality in the industry ("Living Dangerously," January Editorial) is right on the mark.
We've Been Here Before	Net PCs are neither new nor are they going to become popular in the foreseeable future.
On Java	First, you claim that Scott McNealy (Interview, January Bits) said that Java "is not object-oriented," but "object-based.
Ada Speaks Java	Your generally excellent article "Today the Web, Tomorrow the World" should have mentioned that using the Java interpreter, just-in-time compilers, and environment does not require you to use the Java language.
One Kind of Web Site	Your January issue was a bold statement of BYTE's vision of platform-independent, cross-platform computing in the future.
ROM vs. ROM	In "At Last: Pocket PCs That Run Windows" (January), you note that, "The MobilePro has twice as much ROM as the other two units, though the benefit isn't yet apparent.
Wrong Slot	"Affordable 3-D Workstations" (December) included some erroneous data for the Netpower Symetra workstation teste d.
Silenced Majority?	It amuses many of the silent majority that one who confesses to supporting "impassioned, even intemperate, debate and protest" and prefers the "outspoken to agreeable" ("Peace on the Wired Planet," December Editorial) is now offended by those who take the incivility of their b ehavior beyond what he believes is acceptable.
Fixes	In "Big Screens for Big Jobs" (January), the correct URL for NSA/Hitachi is http://www.nsa-hitachi.com.

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