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NEWS ABOUT: Solaris

Solaris stories: 2 news summaries

 100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks 


Aug 4, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science fiction movies run the gamut from cerebral to "joyful space opera." The writers at Total Sci-Fi run down the 100 best; here's the top 10:
  1. Blade Runner: This "masterpiece," with standout performances from Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is "backed up by a
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entertainment • film • Arnold Schwarzenegger • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Star Wars • Blade Runner • science fiction • Harrison Ford • Solaris • 2001: A Space Odyssey • Planet of the Apes • E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial • Alien • Metropolis • Terminator • Rutger Hauer

CEO Stakes Sun's Renaissance
on Freebies

Java giant focuses
on appealing to the masses over CIOs

Oct 5, 07 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sun Microsystems’ latest CEO has an interesting strategy for getting profit out of the beleaguered tech giant—he's giving stuff away. “There’s value in volume,” says Jonathan Schwartz, who has made free Sun's Solaris operating system, microprocessor blueprints, and Java code. So far, so good: Schwartz turned... More »

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Sun Microsystems • Linux • Jonathan Schwartz • Solaris

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