Re: Is anyone using Java

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete

At 09:38 PM 10/16/97 -0500, you wrote:

>As of today, there is no JVM on the AS/400. It can serve Java byte
>codes, but it can't run them. It will happen, but it's not here yet.


Au contraire, Pierre! <vbg>

Have you looked at the Java 1.1.1 Preview for OS/400? You can get it at
<http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/javainfo>. It gives you a JVM on the 400, as
well as the compiler, javac. It is admittedly kind of slow right now, as it
isn't optimized in the OS, but it definitely runs non-AWT java classes.
There are versions for v3r6, v3r7, and v3r7/v4r1.


>I've been playing with Visual Age though, and it looks to me as though
>it has real promise. The enterprise version will ostensibly build a
>three tiered client server app via point click an drag. The programmer,
>of course must provide the business logic. Given what I've seen in the
>professional version, I believe it can. Given the problems I've had with
>maintaining monolithic PC apps distributed around the world, I must
>believe that there is a very real advantage to writing thin client
>applications. I'm planning on being ready when Java is.

VA Java is fantastic. BTW, there's a nice set of Screen Cams at
<http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava/vajscdemo.html>.

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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