[softwarelist] Re: OP on Linux (revisited)

  • From: Martin Longley <mlongley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:01:25 +0100

Paul Vigay wrote:
Yes, but Java is pretty slow in which to run a major application. The
latest Accountz running on an Intel dual core, top-end Apple Mac is still
*much* slower (by an order of magnitude) than Prophet 3 running on an
Iyonix.

Java hasn't really progressed much beyond writing little web applets or the
odd scientific simulation. I certainly wouldn't want to run a major
application in it.

Try www.j2e.com to see what can be done with Java. Helps when programmer has written major RISC OS application and doesn't create bloatware.

Martin Longley
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