On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, dan wrote:
> What, are you kidding?
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> keith schmauss wrote:
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> > some of the project[s] [for fun!] are ==>>
> > 1] creating a very simple windowing manager coded in
> > JAVA! [mult-threading windows manager! ]
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> 1) What are you going to use for your gui on this window manager? AWT
> is not thread safe, so you ultimately have to have all your events
> handled by one thread. Yes, you can distribute the work out to multiple
> threads, but the benefits of this are dubious.
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> > 2] porting the linux kernel from gnu c++ to java1.??
> > [just think! write once Linux kernel run ANYWHERE!!]
> > [cool idea! comments please! :) ]
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> 2) HAHAHAHA! That's really funny!
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> > 3] java and mmx + AMD k6 3d cpu
> > for games!
> > a gaming toolkit for linux writing in java or
> > game writing in linux java using mmx/k6 3d cpu mxx.
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> 3) I've done a fair bit of Java3D coding (the company I work for makes
> graphics libraries in Java & c++). Unless you've got good hardware
> acceleration (i.e. not simply MMX or K6 3D), everything gets done in
> software. Speed sucks. Now, if you've got good hardware acceleration,
> then performance is quite good. But it seems like you want to use java
> to reach more machines. Listen--just code it natively, and use one of
> the various gaming libraries out there. You'll do far better doing it
> this way.
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> > 4] a wsftp style gui ftp programme written in java for linux
> > so that someone can ftp in X gui.
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> 4) I think you can probably find one of these on one of the various
> java books out there. It seems like I've seen one or two, now that I
> think about it. With the new drag-and-drop stuff, these can be quite
> nice. However, this one is "been there, done that, what's next?"
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> > 5] a 3D login in XDM mgr in java .
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> 5) Why 3D? What do you want done in 3D? Why don't you just replace
> the gif in XDM with some cool 3D gif that you whip up in gimp? Quite
> frankly, I don't see the value added by a 3D login prompt, either in
> beauty or in functionality.
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> > if any one would like to help me with these ideas/project
> > please kindly email.
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> > If you have any cool java ideas/project share them with me/
> > and post them here!
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> > Thanks !
> > Keith Schmauss
> > Pob 704
> > Laramie,Wyoming 82070
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> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > MAXIMUM POWER!SPEED!3Dgraphics! = MAXIMUM-LINUX!! :) !!
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> Java is not nearly so slow as many of its pundits would have you believe
> (at least, not with TowerJ or a good JIT). However, it quite simply is
> *not* MAXIMUM POWER!SPEED! And quit yelling, for God's sake.
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> At least you got the 3D graphics thing right. While Java3D is not near
> being complete yet, it's got a pretty darn good design.
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> Oh, and get off the Microsoft gravy train. Stop using hotmail.
> Remember, this is a Linux newsgroup, and we Linux users don't much like
> Microsoft. Try iname if you want a decent web-based e-mail (and when
> you get a real e-mail address, they'll forward the mail to your new
> place for free, for life, whilst also filtering out spam).
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HE'S COMPLETELY NUTS
