In message <46613DFC.4020302@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Phillip Marsden <phillip.marsden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Although RISC OS only has a basic Java implementation, is a Java based OP >> a possible viable option for Windows/Linux, Mac, RISC OS? > > The situation with Java is that the RISC OS version is Java 1.1 You wish! It is far more ancient than that. It is Java 1.0.2. > almost the very first version that came out. The latest Java runtime > available for download is version 6. The development environment will > be either 5 or 6. > The changes between version 1.1 and version 2 were substantial, most > applications having to be re-written. Actually, the changes between Java 1.0.2 and 1.1 were even more substantial. :-( But that is not really the main problem - if a modern Java environment for RISC OS provided a substantial benefit such a thing could be produced. The problem is that it would not be of much use due to lack of processing power. Martin -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Wuerthner MW Software martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------------