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From: glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
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Subject: Re: Java claims WORA
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:45:00 +0000 (UTC)
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Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 6/20/2012 11:33 AM, owais wrote:
>> Java claims WORA (write once and run anywhere). 
> Do you agree with this statement
(snip)

> Java programs written and build for a specific Java version will run
> where that Java version or is available (and typical also if a newer
> version is available).

> Java is available for all the most common platforms.

So common, but not all. 

Is there Java for VAX/VMS? 
As I understand it, there are web browsers that run on VMS.

Java requires IEEE floating point, so it tends not to be available
on hosts that have a different floating point format.

Most likely never for, for example, the IBM 7090. (Which would
be batch mode, and not browser/applet, but still.)

-- glen