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If still vague, these principles were enough to get Gage's executive juice flowing. With his support, Naughton pitched the high concept to Wayne Rosing, then president of Sun Laboratories Inc.
If still vague, these principles were enough to get Gage's executive juice flowing. With his support, Naughton pitched the high concept to Wayne Rosing, then president of Sun Laboratories Inc.


Naughton laid down key demands that he'd scribbled on the back of a restaurant place mat : the project would be located offsite, away from corporate "antibodies" well known for attacking innovative ideas. The project's mission would be kept a secret from all but the top executives at Sun. The software and hardware designs would not have to be compatible with Sun's existing products, and for the first year, the team would be given a million bucks to spend.
Naughton laid down key demands that he'd scribbled on the back of a restaurant place mat : the project would be located offsite, away from corporate "antibodies" well known for attacking innovative ideas. The project's mission would be kept a secret from all but the top executives at Sun. The software and hardware designs would not have to be compatible with Sun's existing products, and for the first year, the team would be given a million bucks to spend.<ref>David Bank (December, 1995) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20050128063155/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.12/java.saga.html The Java Saga]" Wired Magazine</ref>


=== StarSeven ===
=== StarSeven ===