Re: Visual Studio .NET and the IIgs

["Gottverlassen" <piracy@microsoft.com>]

Fun for all!  OOP on the II!  I like it.  I'll look into that link.


"Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@yahoo.SPAMBGONE.com> wrote in message
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> 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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