From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:01:01 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 754 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Saturday 20 December 2003 Number 754 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Java : Graham Norton" 2 Re: Java : Wayne Armstrong 3 Re: Java : Graham Norton" 4 Re: Java : Ed Durrant 5 Re: Java : Paul Smedley" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:27:43 +1050 (CDT) From: "Graham Norton" Subject: Java Hi all I am not sure if there has been a thread on this recently, but if so ....scold me! Java! there are 3 choices as I read it 1. IBM ( Software Choice) 2. Innotek Java 3 Goldencode Java thoughts from users as to preferences? Cheers Graham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:06:53 +1000 From: Wayne Armstrong Subject: Re: Java None :) Regards, Wayne Graham Norton wrote: > Hi all > > I am not sure if there has been a thread on this recently, but if so ....scold me! > > Java! > > there are 3 choices as I read it > > 1. IBM ( Software Choice) > 2. Innotek Java > 3 Goldencode Java > > thoughts from users as to preferences? > > Cheers > > Graham > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:40:34 +1050 (CDT) From: "Graham Norton" Subject: Re: Java OK so I left off an option! 1. IBM ( Software Choice) 2. Innotek Java 3 Goldencode Java 4 None! not that I was trying to do a survey on what people use, rather on what people think is at present the more stable and os2 friendly! On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:06:53 +1000, Wayne Armstrong wrote: >None :) > > >Regards, >Wayne > >Graham Norton wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> I am not sure if there has been a thread on this recently, but if so ....scold me! >> >> Java! >> >> there are 3 choices as I read it >> >> 1. IBM ( Software Choice) >> 2. Innotek Java >> 3 Goldencode Java >> >> thoughts from users as to preferences? >> >> Cheers >> >> Graham >> > >> > > > Graham Norton President OS2 Users Group SA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:54:13 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Java IBM appear to have stopped development of Java at the 1.3.x level and in gact recommend on the website, to use the Innotek product. Go with the Innotek Java 1.4.2 - It is an Odin-ised version of the SUN Windoze product, rather than a total re-compile as in the case of the Golden Code version. The advantage of this is 99.9 % compatibility - it a Java program runs under the Windows version of SUNs Java, it'll run under the Innotek version. Another advantage is "time to market". Innotek are talking about being a few DAYs behind the Windows release. A complete compile and debug as Golden Code have to do can take weeks or even months. Their release code is still at 1.41 not 1.42 level. It has been claimed that the "native code" will execute quicker. This is probably true on low powered systems (sub 400 MHz) however on the average new system, there's no difference. Cheers/2 Ed. Graham Norton wrote: > Hi all > > I am not sure if there has been a thread on this recently, but if so ....scold me! > > Java! > > there are 3 choices as I read it > > 1. IBM ( Software Choice) > 2. Innotek Java > 3 Goldencode Java > > thoughts from users as to preferences? > > Cheers > > Graham > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:38:10 +1050 (CDT) From: "Paul Smedley" Subject: Re: Java Hi Graham, On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:27:43 +1050 (CDT), Graham Norton wrote: >I am not sure if there has been a thread on this recently, but if so ....scold me! > >Java! > >there are 3 choices as I read it > >1. IBM ( Software Choice) >2. Innotek Java >3 Goldencode Java > >thoughts from users as to preferences? My preference is Innotek. Java plugin works with everything I throw at it, and Xnap also works good. Have downloaded but not really played with Goldencode - as Ed has mentioned - it's an older version of Java, and also isn't updated as frequently as the Innotek version. Cheers, Paul. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------