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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (3425)	11/25/1996 5:56:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	of 24154

You and Sal keep saying this Reg, and it is almost completely untrue. Or I am totally missing something. The Java chips do more stuff in hardware, but they aren't necessary to run the JVM; Java applets run fine on a software JVM. Sun's Java chips based NC's may be more cost effective, but who is saying they will run things that don't run on existing software emulators? ActiveX and MVM require a Windows machine; emulating the 3000-odd function calls that constitute the shifting sands of the "windows-api", +/- emulating the *86 architecture, is approximately impossible, outside of a wintel box. Well, maybe not impossible, but a software Windows emulator is about 3 orders of magnitude more difficult that emulating JVM, and will probably never be cost effective. If anyone believes differently, please tell me why. And why does anyone have to dominate the internet? Seems to work fine the way it is. If people want to hand the keys of a new kingdom to Mr. Bill and company, fine, but I reserve the right to object. Cheers, Dan.

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