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Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy had to be wined and dined at a Silicon Valley McDonald's before he gave up his reluctance to help launch the workstation maker in 1982, according to one of many tales the company cofounders recounted on Wednesday.
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The only question is which approach will work best -- using molten silicon, designer molecules, or maybe protein globules?
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