Java was derived from a language called Oak, which was intended to run on set-top boxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_(programming_language) https://en.wi

Java was derived from a language called Oak, which was intended to run on set-top boxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_(programming_language) The 1990s had two big things: The Web and cable TV. The smart money was on convergence, which meant that the Web would merge with cable TV and create something entirely new. This happened, kinda, but not in the way people back then imagined; as it turns out, "Cable TV" + "The Internet" = "The Internet" so "Convergence" is just doing everything over an Internet connection.