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If anyone cares to know, all the major videogame
producers are implementing Macromedia Flash
into their chipsets to be able to display Flash'd
websites as these machines start getting connected
to the net.
Most of the machines have dropped Java support
completely. Has anyone seen Java do something
even half as cool as Flash? I've been waiting for
years to see it, and now Flash is coming out with
stuff to interface with C/Perl. Although it is
proprietary, it sure is fun to see some good flash.
Anyone interested to see Flash can go see it
here:
www.kimble.org
bye! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Jackson" <hrjf4@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: RE: ATT:Tradergirl!! (LINUX DOWNLOAD $0)
> There are no plans on having "any" software for sale
> on a CD-ROM at the store.
> Computer hardware is splitting paths right now: bigger
> and faster machines, smaller more user friendly
> machines.
> The bigger-faster ones are going to be used by
> developers, servers and whoever needs to 'create' new
> software or services.
> The smaller-friendlier are going to be used by
> everyone else.
> You will choose where you will be depending on your
> occupation/likes-dislikes.
> The problem with Java is that it 'requires' you to
> download the application, then have the browser (or
> Java Machine) translate it and run it. These
> smaller-friendlier devices will not necessarily have
> storage devices where you can store all the junk Java
> makes you download. I can't use anything Java on my
> Handheld PC, WebTV is pretty much on the same boat,
> and what when you start surfing the net from your car
> or your microwave oven? are all devices going to have
> HDs?
> Java will not be able to be used for mass market
> tasks, so it will just go away with time...
> Java is simply not practical and how it was mentioned,
> its inefficiant and not scalable...
>
> H
> --- John Machtinger <jmach@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, 16 May 2000, M. Simms wrote:
> >
> > > A well-founded concern.
> > > But 3 things are happening to lessen this problem:
> > > 1) Java 1.3 "Java 3" is imminent and beta tests
> > are showing 200-300%
> > > performance increases !!!
> >
> > Two questions from an ignorant bystander (of which I
> > consider myself to
> > be fortunate in this particular debate): :D
> >
> > 1. Is Java designed to be downloaded to a client
> > computer every time an
> > application is run? For a web site applet, I
> > understand the logic, but
> > for an application like a word processor, it seems
> > like a huge waste of
> > bandwith and time. Are there plans to write
> > applications in Java that you
> > buy at the store on CD-ROM just like other software?
> >
> >
> > 2. If not, then why is it solely an interpretive
> > language? Why not have
> > a compiler for each platform it runs on, and compile
> > it?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > John
> >
>
>
>
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