Re: OS/2 & Cyrix

[James Eibisch jeibisch@xxxxxxxx]

On Wed, 30 Jul 1997 22:36:51 -0500, Harmon Seaver 
wrote:

>I'm installing a Java-OS network, and you may rest assured that it
>will be able to pull up XY (although I'll probably be the only one here
>using that), as well as any windoz [etc] apps.

I assume you mean XyWin, not XyDos? NCs with ICA, X/3270 and JVM
support should run most apps.

>> the original post's thread slightly). The desktop market will finally
>> open out a little, but there will be no new chip vendors represented
>> there, only Intel/HP x86/Merced, Sun SPARC, IBM PowerPC and possibly
>> DEC Alpha.
>>
>  Oh but there will -- the Java chip. And not just "possibly" DEC
>Alpha, they're pretty popular already on the Linux front already.

Indeed, I was forgetting picoJava and its ilk. I suspect that existing
Sun sites will stay with Sun, HP with HP, etc., even if they're
migrating to a JVM environment. JVM has the potential to neutralise
the platform, and I doubt platform vendors relish that idea. Currently
you can boot Sun JavaStations only from a Sun server, for example -
that type of lock-in (including "optimising" hardware/operating system
for a single-vendor environment, bulk discounting, and service/support
schemes) will probably ensure many people stick to one
vendor/architecture.

Overlaying JVM on an arbitrary mix of hardware and operating system
platforms is great for users, not so good for suppliers. As usual, the
suppliers will direct the market (cynical hat on).

Sorry to go off-topic, but I don't see this type of reasoned
discussion on these matters on the newsgroups.

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