Re: Why Use Java ?

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From: Scott Hill
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 00:00

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Tom Davies <tom@smartchat.net.au> wrote in message
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> Java is cross-platform -- i.e. any Java application will run on any
> platform a JVM is available for. Yes, C++ compilers are available for
> many platforms, but each one has a different API for the user interface
> (if not for more basic services as well).

    No. A Java application will run on any platform for which the _correct
version_ of the JVM has been _correctly implemented_.

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