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Subject: Re: [opendos] JavaOS for DOS & OD 
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>> I also hope the JavaOS for DOS will run on OpenDOS.
>
>What JavaOS for DOS?  If one exists, or in the works,
>OpenDOS should be more than a natural for it, given
>OD's preemptive multitasking.  In fact, I can think
>of no better use for OD in the workplace.  Where
>can I find more about this project if it is happening?

It's Sun's Rescue project, which is supposed to give new life to `obsolete' 
computer hardware. However, they've got a very odd idea of what's obsolete --- 
it only works on 486's and up with, I think, 16MB, but I could be wrong.

The OpenDOS multitasker is totally useless for a Java implementation. It's too 
heavy-weight for simple threads.


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