I'm also interested in how Sun's Open Source initiative relates to Java3D,
but it appears a port of Java2 to the Mac is unnecessary. Here's an excerpt
from the Mac Developers List
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:45:17 -0500 (EST)
From: "Michael L. Heuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Connectix JVM?
I was a bit skeptical (still am, actually) but I received a pretty
straightforward answer from Connectix:
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> > A Java 2 plug-in, PerkVM has been successfully ported between Win 95,
> > Win NT and Mac OS in record time and delivered consistent application
> > behavior between platforms.
>
> Please confirm that the above statement, copied verbatim from the press
> release, means:
>
> [y/n] PerkVM is a Java 2 (aka Java 1.2) Virtual Machine implementation
Yes. We have been working on this implementation for over two years.
We developed PerkVM in a cleanroom environment, and Sun's new licensing
model allows us to release it under favorable conditions.
> [y/n] PerkVM runs on the Mac OS
Yes. And it performs much better than previous MacOS JVMs.
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So I guess now we're all to wait and see what happens (PerkVM is scheduled
for release in Q1 1999)...
> Steve Pietrowicz wrote:
>
> and port the thing to Mac ( ala Blackdown ). The problem is, will the
> Java 3D source code (the native one, not the java source) be available
> as well ?
>
> Waiting for these big companies to do these things really sucks. There
> *must* be a better way ...
>
> Augusto
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