--- Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gurudatta Raut wrote: > > thats interesting, > > > > So why is it not possible to create embeded > (stored > > into the hardware) device drivers made completely > in > > Java ? > Maybe you should learn more about the difference > between 'Java' the platform and > 'java' the language. > > The Java platform is what makes the code written in > java, platform independent. > So, if we were to implement device drivers > completely in Java we would also have > to implement a whole Java runtime environment > embedded within the hardware > ....which in turn may require an OS. Who said doing away with OS, Read carefully the whole thread and then this link http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/jvm01/keynote/ > > It will be duty of OS to use the drivers instead > of > > installing them ? > Think about it at a high level. What are device > drivers ?? They are a layer > between the OS and the hardware. For an OS > independent device driver to exist, > it would be required to not only be able to control > the hardware but also to > expose a conforming interface for each OS it intends > to support. > > Example (totally fictional !!): http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/610041 ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
