Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 22:10:36 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The GUI debate Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970902220637.6746C-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <19970903010156.02882@grendel.IAEhv.nl>
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On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Peter Korsten wrote: > I think Java would be good starting point. It may not be as fast > and high-performance as C/C++, but that's really not that important > for a GUI. Once the system is installed, java would be fine, but with current technology I fear that even a minimal runtime environment will instantly destroy any hope of retaining that nifty one-floppy install procedure. Of course, I would be pleased for someone to prove me wrong--I like programming in Java. :) -john
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