Watch this video about the history of Sun Microsystems on HowStuffWorks. Founded in 1982 and led throughout its history by the guiding principle "The Network is the Computer," Sun has pioneered an abundance of technologies that have helped customers grow their businesses on the network: from Java(TM) and Solaris to ultra-thin clients; from network storage to open source software. See how Sun Microsystems works in this video from MultiVu.