Re: Java and NC

[some snippage occured to prevent confusion of who said what] > Actually, NC's are better for intranet apps than PCs. > It's too early to tell for sure. If you read some of the articles at javaworld.com the cost for some of the NCs are actually higher than a PC--at the outset. But I'd love to have one server and several NCs here at my lab at home. The simplicity is so obvious. But if it works for an intra-net, it obviously will work for inter-net apps, as long as you have bandwidth. It also begs the question of setting up replication schemes for internet apps--will it even be necessary for internet apps as they exist today, compared with NC-based apps. > NC brings the tool back to being a tool, not a multimedia game > console with stereo speakers. > Now here I have a problem. One the one side I see the point of keeping the user focused on the work, i.e. a data enry person doing a travel reservation. But we also have to temper a little humanity in the workplace. Why do you think Dilbert is so popular? I think a system with speakers and a few games is actually a GOOD thing. > > Also, I don't think Microsoft is scared anymore. Their VJ++ tool and > > AFC class library shows that they are taking Java seriously although > > surprisingly, VJ++ can't produce a Windows EXE (yet). > > . > VJ++ ? Let me get this straight. You want to take a portable > language, Java, and add Machine dependant code which makes your > application less portable? > > Hello? Am I the only one who thinks that this is strange? No you're not. I agree totally. The VJ++ tool already produces *right now* applets that don't work correctly without IExplorer. I've removed VJ++ from my systems because of the mistrust of the usurper. > The biggest feature of Java is that it is machine independant. > This way, when I write an app, it will run on any machine. Which means > I can then buy the hardware best suited to my needs. > Your instincts will probably take you away from Microsoft. The one article I read about NCs noted an average per-user memory requirement of at least 32 MB, if you use NT as the server. I'm curious to see what it will be like for UNIX. > > The next couple of years will be very interesting. > > > > David Indeed. > Life is always interesting. Or rather, the life of a Repo Man is > always intense. ;-) A new hobby? :-) > -- > #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ > #include <No_Spam.h> > #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT > The author takes no responsibility for this post. > Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. > -The Management. > #endif