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Re: Java processors

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From	Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com>
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Subject	Re: Java processors
Date	Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:02:44 -0600
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BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> writes:

> On 7/5/2012 10:28 AM, Eric Sosman wrote:
>> On 7/5/2012 11:01 AM, bob smith wrote:
>>> What ever happened to those processors that were supposed to run Java
>>> natively?
>>>
>>> Did Sun or anyone else ever make those?
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_processor
>>
>> (If you need help clicking links, just ask.)
>>
>
> and, of those, AFAIK, ARM's Jazelle was the only one to really gain
> much widespread adoption, and even then is largely being phased out in
> favor of ThumbEE, where the idea is that instead of using direct
> execution, a lightweight JIT or similar is used instead.
>
> part of the issue I think is that there isn't really all that much
> practical incentive to run Java bytecode directly on a CPU, since if
> similar (or better) results can be gained by using a JIT to another
> ISA, why not use that instead?

The cost of entry into CPU manufacturing is far from cheap, and once
you're in it's anything but a level playing field.  Intel has an
enormous advantage due to the amount of money it can plow into improving
its manufacturing processes.  And the demand for a system that can only
run JVM-based software is relatively limited.

Back in the day Niklaus Wirth had a system that was optimised for
running Modula-2, with its own processor and operating system written in
Modula-2.  I don't remember now what it was called.

-- 
Jim Janney

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Java processors bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-07-05 08:01 -0700
  Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-05 11:28 -0400
    Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-05 13:00 -0500
      Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-05 14:31 -0400
        Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-05 16:42 -0500
        Re: Java processors Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-05 20:30 -0400
          Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-05 21:12 -0500
          Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-06 00:13 -0400
            Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 13:26 -0700
              Re: Java processors Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-06 13:50 -0700
                Re: Java processors Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-06 14:17 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 19:07 -0700
                Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-07 09:34 -0500
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-07 21:01 -0700
                Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-08 00:28 -0500
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-07 23:00 -0700
                Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-08 10:20 -0500
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-08 09:16 -0700
                Re: Java processors Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-07-08 17:46 +0000
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-08 11:52 -0700
                Re: Java processors Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-07-08 21:41 +0000
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-08 17:56 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-08 19:44 -0700
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-09 23:41 -0700
                Re: Java processors David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-07-16 13:22 -0400
                Re: Java processors Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-16 14:03 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-08 19:42 -0700
                Re: Java processors Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-10 01:13 +0200
                Re: Java processors Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-09 16:26 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-11 15:41 -0700
                Re: Java processors Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-12 01:02 +0200
                Re: Java processors Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-21 18:46 +0200
                Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-21 13:05 -0400
                Re: Java processors Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-21 19:23 +0200
                Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-21 14:10 -0400
                Re: Java processors Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-23 01:17 +0200
                Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-22 20:15 -0400
                Re: Java processors Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-22 15:13 +0200
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 19:03 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-08 19:51 -0700
              Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-07 21:17 -0700
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-07 23:04 -0700
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-08 09:29 -0700
                Re: Java processors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-08 11:57 -0700
            Re: Java processors Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-08 15:40 +0200
              Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-08 10:36 -0500
          Re: Java processors Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-06 11:31 -0700
      Re: Java processors Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-07-05 13:02 -0600
        Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-05 16:09 -0500
        Re: Java processors Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-07-06 01:29 +0200
          Re: Java processors Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-07-06 00:42 +0000
            Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 13:53 -0700
              Re: Java processors Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-07-06 21:18 +0000
                Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-06 18:17 -0400
                Re: Java processors Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-07-06 22:29 +0000
                Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 19:10 -0700
                Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-07 09:42 -0500
                Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-07 10:58 -0400
                (OT) Was: Re: Java processors Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-07 11:38 -0400
                Re: (OT) Was: Re: Java processors Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-07 21:19 -0700
                Re: (OT) Was: Re: Java processors "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-07-08 12:15 +0200
                Re: Java processors Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-07 21:17 -0700
          Re: Java processors Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-07-05 19:14 -0600
        Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 13:34 -0700
          Re: Java processors Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-07-06 23:04 +0200
            Re: Java processors Silvio Bierman <silvio@moc.com> - 2012-07-07 00:13 +0200
              Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 19:16 -0700
                Re: Java processors "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-07-08 11:37 +0200
      Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 13:24 -0700
        Re: Java processors BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-07 10:06 -0500
  Re: Java processors Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-06 05:22 -0700

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