Re: The San Francisco Project

[Chris Rehm <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>]

** Reply to note from boothm@ibm.net Fri, 14 Nov 97 13:05:38 -0500
> I was very disappointed though.  Java's big claim is write once, run
> anywhere.  So, I was excited  -  I like OS/2 (which is masochism, but that
> is another story)  - but now, Java! WORA! great!  I'm home free!  I have a
> new lease on OS/2.  yeah, right.  The San Francisco project's downloadable
> stuff is Windows 95 only.  So what's the point?  Are they trying to
> out-Windows Windows?

Fear not!

The reason that the new objects are platform specific is not long
term. There are two difficulties facing users of the new objects.
One, having install tools. Two, having a JVM of the appropriate
level.

Both will be available. Currently, if the objects require a higher
version of the JVM than is available for OS/2 users then they will
tell you not to use it. They just don't have time to try and handle
every install problem that all potential users will run into. So, for
the present time it's Win95. 

How do I know this will change? The operating system running IBM's
Java based workstations is OS/2.

> Booth Martin     
 

Chris Rehm
Mr.AS400@ibm.net

How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business?
Get an AS/400.
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