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Re: The future of Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Kesselman)
Sat Aug 26 02:34:07 1995
From: jeffpk@netcom.com (Jeff Kesselman)
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 19:28:12 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <199508252218.WAA13516@shellx.best.com> from "Philip Brown" at Aug 25, 95 03:18:21 pm
>
> >
> >
> > Things We Could Do With Java, Other Than HotJava
> >
> > 1. Java-based operating system. The two tasks that have to be done by
> > an OS are security and time-sharing (Other common tasks, like file
> > service and networks, can be done by process outside the OS. See
> > Minix.) Both of these can be done *in the language* by Java; the OS
> > could be a nanokernal and a large set of cooperating, but
> > unprivileged, processes.
>
> Why do this? This seems like a "fun project".. but I don't think there
> would be any GAIN to this.
>
> BTW: If you want a fully object-oriented OS for sparc, buy "Spring"
> from sunexpress. $100 or thereabouts.
Also, if this sort of thign appeals to you, its worth checking out the
OS/Language OBERON. An inetresting experimental system with some pretty
nifty feactures by the man who brought us Pascal nad Modula2... and its
free.
JK
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