> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven J. Owens
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 11:23 PM
> Java was *not* developed to supplant UNIX (it couldn't; it's a
> language, not an OS).
The word "Java" is normally used, unfortunately, to denote
both the Java language and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
I say "unfortunately" because this confusion has been
particularly troublesome to those of us who use the various
commercial and freeware compilers for Ada 95 that are
targeted to the JVM. SUN has steadfastly refused to
correct this ambiguity in their technical and promotional
literature.
The JVM *is* an OS in the sense that it is intended to provide
all system functionality for Java byte code programs. Moreover,
it was originally intended to run standalone on bare machines.
And yes, SUN did at one time say that Java was intended to
supplant UNIX, including their own version of it. I think
they've stopped saying it in public.
Bob Munck
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