Re: Visual Studio .NET and the IIgs

["Gottverlassen" <piracy@microsoft.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
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>
> 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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