Re: Visual Studio .NET and the IIgs

["Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@yahoo.SPAMBGONE.com>]

I like the idea, too... and I think that a Java would be much more probable
since a JVM was already made for 8-bot platforms!  Check it out:
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,32628,00.html
Maybe this would be a good springboard?

Cheers
Tim

"Gottverlassen" <piracy@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:Nkwu7.580557$NK1.53156840@bin3.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> Admittedly, it's been a while since I looked at the things.  I was set
right
> about the computing power of modern palmtops by someone IRL after I posted
> this.  I haven't even seen once since the days of Cassiopeia and Tandy
> ZRDSLLKF... whatever it was called.
>
> Still, I like my highly-improbable idea.  Even if I don't know what I'm
> talking about.
>
> To make matters worse... isn't there some Java implementation for
low-power
> systems like that?  Maybe that could work.
>
> Or we could try talking Transmeta into loading a 65c816 instruction set
onto
> their Crusoe processors.
>
>
>
> "Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@yahoo.SPAMBGONE.com> wrote in message
> news:QMhu7.123978$sM1.33446691@news3.rdc1.on.home.com...
> >
> > What palmtops are you thinking of that run 2.8 MHz?  Maybe the old Atari
> > Portfolio, but that's probably about it.  My Cassiopeia E100 (kind of
weak
> > by today's handheld standards) runs at 100MHz!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Tim
> >
> > "Gottverlassen" <piracy@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:s98u7.753709$ai2.58225519@bin2.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> > > Maybe I should be posting this in csa2.programmer, but I wanna give my
> > > underinformed speculation a go here anyway.
> > >
> > > Palmtop computers are pretty wussy things, in terms of modern
computers.
> > I
> > > mean, 2.8 MHz wouldn't be that out of line, and 7-14 MHz would be just
> > > great.  And here comes Microsoft with this new technology, Visual
Studio
> > > .NET, which makes use of a just-in-time compliation strategy, similar
to
> > > Java.  There is talk of developing VS.NET JIT-compilers for a variety
of
> > > platforms, including palm-top devices.  If that can be done, is there
> any
> > > reason why the same thing could not be done for GS/OS?
> > >
> > > I would *love* to be able to use Visual Basic (and Visual C++, to a
> lesser
> > > extent) to develop for the IIgs.  Something like that would cause an
> > > absolute explosion of new IIgs software.  And I want to see it.
> > >
> > > Sadly, I have not the l33t sk1llz required to implement such a thing.
> But
> > > for those more experienced than me, can it be done?  Is it feasible to
> > think
> > > a .NET interpreter can work on GS/OS, if weenie palmtops can pull it
> off?
> > >
> > > Please do not respond with pure Microsoft bashing.  I'm talking about
> > trying
> > > to enhance the beloved IIgs, not trying to start a flamewar.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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