Ok David, I'll bite; I would like to know what alternatives to Java you think are worth considering. Is Javascript one of them (my pick)?
-Al On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:12 PM, David E Jones <d...@me.com> wrote: > > Back to being serious: thank goodness technology has progressed far beyond > such things. They were ridiculously limited and required huge amounts of > human effort to create the simplest software, or meet the simplest needs. > > I don't know what you mean by "Java goes commercial", IMO Java is already > commercial and efforts to move it toward being more open have been > problematic. Either way, if Java is compromised it will only open the way for > something newer and better to come along, and frankly there are already > various decent alternatives. > > -David > > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 1:14 PM, BJ Freeman wrote: > >> started wire wrapped s-100 system, 1n 1976 had a full 2k of 8bit memory with >> a boot strap that I loaded with switches that then loaded a monitor from a >> cassette tape. that gave a chance to enter my code in hex, that i wrote out >> on paper, then saved it to cassette tape. That was my first OS. >> Then there was exidy OS with rom packs for applications. >> finally cpm with c code so could expand. >> small c then pascal, then C#. >> then a got a 5 1/4 drive with i86 board that mounted on it and got compiled >> cpm for it. I really wanted an Apple. Closest I got was an amiga. >> got Dos to work then windows 1.3 >> worked for a lot of early computer manufactures including apple and >> commodore. >> still have pascal with the source code, so if and when Java goes commercial, >> I will revert all code to pascal and Ai. >> >> ========================= >> BJ Freeman >> Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation >> <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52> >> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> >> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist >> >> Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man >> >> >> David E Jones sent the following on 2/23/2011 12:37 PM: >>> >>> That's why I still use DOS. You can learn everything there is to know about >>> it in a few weeks, and I got that out of the way nearly two decades ago. >>> I'm a happy camper. >>> >>> -David >>> >>> >>> On Feb 23, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >>> >>>> The better tool is the one you know >>>> >>>> Jacques >>>> >>>> BJ Freeman wrote: >>>>> I still use netscape >>>>> ========================= >>>>> BJ Freeman >>>>> Strategic Power Office with Supplier >>>>> Automation<http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52> >>>>> Specialtymarket.com<http://www.specialtymarket.com/> >>>>> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist >>>>> Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man >>>>> Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 2/23/2011 11:21 AM: >>>>>> http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-monthly-200807-201101 >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
