nanogui: Re: [linuxce-devel] RE: MicroWindows, Java and desktop
Subject:
Re: [linuxce-devel] RE: MicroWindows, Java and desktop
From:
Pat Winn ####@####.####
Date:
2 Mar 2000 12:52:02 -0000
Message-Id: <00030200422400.02156@t-rex>
I think that given the right balance of j/kvm and jit java would be awesome.
I don't know about the palm os concept, but I do a *lot* of heavy Java
development via Linux/Java and would love it if I could run the Java/Linux
combo on my handheld :-))
Certainly *is* worth a try.
--Pat
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, Jean-Eric Cuendet wrote:
> First, Java is not slow in itself. It can run quite as fast as standard
> C/C++ code (not optimised). This is only a matter of JVM implementation and
> JIT.
> Then, there is already an implementation of KVM (by sun and Palm) that run
> on 3com palmpilot (not available yet).
> Third, there is some PDAs that are quite as fast as a P70, no? There is PDAs
> with 100+MHz processor.
> Fourth, the processors are made to be faster and faster. Wait only one year
> and your processors will double their speed.
>
> Don't you think it's enough and worth the try?
> -jec
