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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!portc01.blue.aol.com!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!shellx!tporczyk From: tporczyk@best.com (Tony Porczyk) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Apple/NeXTStep/Mach and free Unixes (Re: Pentium Pro and FreeBSD) Date: 30 Dec 1996 19:36:50 -0800 Organization: BEST Internet Communications Lines: 30 Message-ID: <tporczyk.852002722@shellx> References: <32C063E4.69BE@ibm.net> <5a9gnt$82j@fridge-nf0.shore.net> <tporczyk.851992328@shellx> <5a9osm$f9t@fridge-nf0.shore.net> <5a9tn8$6on@flea.best.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shellx.best.com X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #6 (NOV) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33319 dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon) writes: > This whole java thing reminds me of lisp all those years ago, > especially with SUNs javachip stuff. It almost makes me want > to cry, but I'm to busy laughing at the moment. Somebody > thinks up of a cute-sounding language, and suddenly it's the > savior of the world... HA! Yeah, I know, yet, the idea of decoupling apps from the Microsoft's death grip is a noble thing in itself. The question is, does it have a chance to succeed. I went through the same hoopla (kindof) years ago at Novell when they were pronouncing to the world how AppFoundation was going to make the world platform independent. Well, we all know what a spectacular failure that was... I actually think there is a place for Java, as a way to run small pieces of software like configuration utilities (instead of telnetting to devices and using vt100) on whatever platform is available. I do have a hard time seeing how JIT compilers are going to keep up with monstrous apps of today, though... And how companies are going to all follow the same standard withouth "featuring" it to death. Oh, well, a bit of dreaming before New Year strikes. Best Wishes to everyone. t. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Porczyk * tporczyk@infobound.com * San Jose, California GIT/ED d++$(!d) s++:++ a? C++++ USLB++++$ P+ E--- W(--) N++ !k w-- M- V? b- PS+++@ PE++ O X-- Y++@ PGP-- t+@ 5++ R* D---- e* V-- h* y** r+++(*)+++(*)>? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------