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From:Don Cox
Date:30 Sep 2001 at 11:46:46
Subject:[amigactive] Re: How strong is Java support in Amiga these days?

On 30-Sep-01, Matt wrote:

>>
>> Worse, really, because anyone who was considering writing an AWT for
>> AmigaOS has given up.
>
> If someone wants to do it, they can - the trick is that nobody wants
> to. By the time they finish, Amiga will have released v5 of the OS
> that has all that VP and Java crap built in :)

"Never don't do something in case something happens."

And will the Tao JVM be accessible to Amiga programs ?

Are there any plans for a JVM for Morphos ?

As you say, doing AWT would be a big project, and volunteers are
thin on the ground. Nor is it something that can be solved with a port
from Linux - it has to be done specifically for Gadtools or MUI.

Regards



Don Cox
doncox@enterprise.net

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