Like shades of gray, there are varying levels of Java compatibility. If you look at the Waba/JavaSDK (=what Waba VM (only 54K) supports) you'll see a tiny subset of "full-blown" JavaSDK. However, the functionality supported is quite enough for form based data entry/viewing, graphics, accessing the port and databases. Apart from its being a capable language, what I liked most with Java is that once you start thinking in Java, you can apply same mindset to both current desktop/lan/wan environment and smaller devices like Palm or CE. -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Zinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 10:19 AM Subject: RE: Java VM for Palm ? Answers ... >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jean-Baptiste Bugeaud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 8:05 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: Java VM for Palm ? Answers ... >> >> 1st/ For the ones that still believe that a *real* JavaVM is too >> Heavy for >> an Embedded Device (or simply missed the previous post), >> //PLEASE// do have >> a look at JBED specs (http://www.jbed.com) and look what are the required >> specs (Rom used, RAM used, ... !) 256kb RAM + 256kbROM at max >> for an RTOS / >> a full Java VM with / A web Server ... for 68k processor, you >> can even build >> Device drivers in bytecode :) > >Regardless of all this mumbo-jumbo--I've used plenty of simple Enterprise >Java apps that crawl on my Pentium, and now you're saying that they will >run fine on a 3 by 2 computer with a chip 1/100 as fast with barely any >memory? Last time I checked, running a Java app took like 16 megs on a >desktop. > >If it is possible to achieve what you describe, there must be some major >compromises being made somewhere. However you fail point out what those >are? Is it in portability? What's the catch? Why does it require such >heavy resources on my desktop computer and still run slow? > >I'm a realist. I believe what I see. > >-Nick > >ps. I think I know the real answers to these questions... But maybe the >rest of list would like to know the answers? The reason 3COM has not >released a JVM for the Palm is probably not because they don't see its >value. > >
