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Android—Why Dalvik?

Started byLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
First post2011-05-29 12:48 +1200
Last post2011-06-02 03:43 -0700
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  Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-29 12:48 +1200
    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-28 21:28 -0700
      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-29 16:56 +1200
        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-28 23:17 -0700
          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-29 09:32 -0400
            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-29 09:55 -0700
              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 12:45 +1200
                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-29 19:49 -0700
                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 16:21 +1200
                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-29 22:37 -0700
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 19:12 +1200
                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 01:03 -0700
                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 22:13 +1200
                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 03:58 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 23:20 +1200
          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-29 19:52 -0700
            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 16:20 +1200
              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-30 01:14 -0400
          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-30 00:33 -0700
            Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 19:54 +1200
              Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 03:26 -0700
                Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-30 11:24 -0700
                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 13:09 -0700
                    Re: Android?Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-30 13:43 -0700
                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 15:55 -0700
                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-30 16:32 -0700
                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 18:10 -0700
                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 13:56 +1200
                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-05-31 11:10 -0400
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 07:13 +1200
                                Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-31 12:43 -0700
                                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 08:00 +1200
                                    Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-31 13:33 -0700
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 09:29 +1200
                                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-31 17:13 -0700
                                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-31 22:03 +0000
                                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 16:08 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-31 21:09 +0000
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 09:27 +1200
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-31 22:25 +0000
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 15:20 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 12:11 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 07:59 +1200
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 15:01 -0700
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 15:05 +1200
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-01 00:58 -0400
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-01 03:21 -0700
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 09:40 -0400
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 12:17 -0700
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 17:06 -0400
                                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 16:04 -0700
                                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-07 11:42 -0400
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-02 11:54 +1200
                                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-01 17:43 -0700
                                            Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-01 17:43 -0700
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-03 15:08 +1200
                                              Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-02 20:50 -0700
                                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-03 17:34 +1200
                                                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-02 23:20 -0700
                                                    Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-03 18:43 +1200
                                                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-03 08:27 -0700
                                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 16:02 +1200
                                                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-03 22:24 -0700
                                                            Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-06 13:29 -0700
                                                              Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-06 14:15 -0700
                                                                Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-07 13:59 -0700
                                                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-08 12:55 +1200
                                                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-08 06:18 -0300
                                                                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-08 07:06 -0700
                                                                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-08 10:25 -0400
                                                                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-08 10:56 -0700
                                                                            Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-08 14:11 -0700
                                                                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-08 14:09 -0700
                                            Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 09:46 -0400
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 16:08 +1200
                                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-04 02:40 -0400
                                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-05 15:46 +1200
                                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-06 13:26 -0700
                                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-07 10:23 +1200
                                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-07 13:55 -0700
                                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-08 12:55 +1200
                                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "H.J. Sander Bruggink" <sander.bruggink@uni-due.de> - 2011-06-06 11:21 +0200
                                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-07 13:40 +1200
                                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "H.J. Sander Bruggink" <sander.bruggink@uni-due.de> - 2011-06-07 10:16 +0200
                                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-07 01:30 -0700
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-06-02 10:35 +0100
                                            Re: Android�Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-02 03:32 -0700
                                              Re: Android�Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-02 11:07 -0400
                                                Re: Android�Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-02 10:07 -0700
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 09:38 -0400
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 12:21 +1200
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-07 11:48 -0400
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 09:31 -0400
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 12:45 -0700
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 17:14 -0400
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 12:23 +1200
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 19:01 -0700
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-07 11:59 -0400
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-04 02:44 -0400
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-05 11:11 +1200
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-08 10:10 -0400
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-08 20:38 -0300
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-08 17:28 -0700
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-08 23:41 -0300
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-11 13:38 -0400
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-12 16:59 -0300
                                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-15 14:01 -0400
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-08 22:46 -0700
                                          Re: Android---Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-11 13:39 -0400
                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2011-06-03 22:38 -0400
                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 22:12 -0700
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 13:54 +1200
                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-31 14:25 +0000
                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 08:02 +1200
                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 14:26 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 11:33 +1200
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-31 19:43 -0700
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-01 15:03 +1200
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-31 20:15 -0700
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-01 01:04 -0400
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-01 03:30 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 10:05 -0400
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-03 11:16 -0400
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 17:36 -0400
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 12:14 +1200
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-04 02:47 -0400
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-05 15:40 +1200
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-07 12:09 -0400
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-09 07:55 -0300
                                        Re: Swing versus Windows.Forms Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-12 17:11 -0300
                                      Re: Android---Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-11 13:43 -0400
                                        Re: Android---Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-11 14:57 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 13:05 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 12:13 +1200
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-03 21:52 -0300
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-04 02:52 -0400
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-05 15:45 +1200
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-05 01:04 -0300
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-06 18:52 +1200
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-06-06 01:35 -0700
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-06 23:05 +1200
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-06-06 06:32 -0700
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-06 11:19 -0400
                                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-07 10:21 +1200
                                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-08 10:30 -0400
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-07 06:53 -0300
                                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-08 10:37 -0400
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-07 12:26 -0400
                    Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-30 19:12 -0700
                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 21:58 -0700
                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-03 17:42 -0400
                        Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-03 18:48 -0700
                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-06 13:28 -0700
                          Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-08 10:51 -0400
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 12:10 +1200
                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 18:47 -0700
                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-04 16:00 +1200
                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 22:01 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-05 23:28 +0530
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-05 12:15 -0700
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-06 06:25 +0530
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-06 01:45 -0700
                                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-08 21:46 +0530
                                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-08 12:08 -0700
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-06 13:16 -0700
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-06 13:32 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Tobias Blass <tobiasblass@gmx.net> - 2011-06-05 20:08 +0000
                                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-06-05 14:55 -0700
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-05 14:53 -0700
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-06 18:50 +1200
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-11 23:56 +0530
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-06 13:14 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-06 13:38 -0700
                                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-06-07 13:34 +0000
                                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-06-07 13:56 +0000
                                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-06-07 16:47 +0000
                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 13:53 +1200
                    Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-30 19:14 -0700
                      Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 22:26 -0700
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 18:45 +1200
                Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-05-30 15:25 -0400
                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 12:46 -0700
                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 11:50 +1200
                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-05-30 20:16 -0400
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 13:50 +1200
              Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-30 11:22 -0700
      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-29 09:35 -0700
        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 12:44 +1200
          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-29 19:38 -0700
            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 17:26 +1200
              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-30 00:04 -0700
                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 19:11 +1200
                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-30 00:30 -0700
                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 19:53 +1200
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-30 01:28 -0700
                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 22:12 +1200
                    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 02:35 -0700
                      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-30 11:26 -0400
                        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 13:17 -0700
                          Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 11:48 +1200
                            Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 17:16 -0700
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-31 13:48 +1200
                              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? David Segall <david@address.invalid> - 2011-06-01 00:54 +1000
                                Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-31 08:05 -0700
                                  Re: Android?Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-31 11:41 -0700
              Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 01:57 -0700
                Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-30 22:30 +1200
                  Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-30 13:23 -0700
    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2011-05-31 09:42 +0100
    Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michal Kleczek <kleku75@gmail.com> - 2011-06-02 09:17 +0200
      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Michal Kleczek <kleku75@gmail.com> - 2011-06-02 09:21 +0200
      Re: Android—Why Dalvik? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-06-02 19:34 +1200
        Re: Android—Why Dalvik? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-02 03:43 -0700

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#4741 — Re: Android?Why Dalvik?

FromJoshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid>
Date2011-05-30 15:25 -0400
SubjectRe: Android?Why Dalvik?
Message-ID<is0r02$ds$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#4734
On 05/30/2011 06:26 AM, BGB wrote:
> C source code generally doesn't need to change that much between one
> target and another (after all, most variations in OS and architecture
> can be trivially handled via #ifdef magic).

I laugh at anyone who thinks this. If you do anything with a GUI, file 
access beyond "open this file and read/write it", networking, 
multithreading, you WILL run into nontrivial portability issues. Heck, 
even porting 32-bit code to a 64-bit target of an otherwise identical 
system is often nontrivial for any decently sized project.

-- 
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not 
tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth

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#4742 — Re: Android?Why Dalvik?

FromBGB <cr88192@hotmail.com>
Date2011-05-30 12:46 -0700
SubjectRe: Android?Why Dalvik?
Message-ID<is0sce$7f3$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#4741
On 5/30/2011 12:25 PM, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
> On 05/30/2011 06:26 AM, BGB wrote:
>> C source code generally doesn't need to change that much between one
>> target and another (after all, most variations in OS and architecture
>> can be trivially handled via #ifdef magic).
>
> I laugh at anyone who thinks this. If you do anything with a GUI, file
> access beyond "open this file and read/write it", networking,
> multithreading, you WILL run into nontrivial portability issues. Heck,
> even porting 32-bit code to a 64-bit target of an otherwise identical
> system is often nontrivial for any decently sized project.
>

as noted, I said "trivially handled via ifdef magic...".


this means, generally:

#ifdef linux
Linux specific stuff...
#endif

#ifdef _WIN32
Windows specific stuff...
#endif

#ifdef MACOSX
Mac specific stuff...
#endif

...

now, the code specific to each OS will only show up on its specific OS.


this includes things like GUI, sound-system interfaces, ...
generally, it is fairly common practice to wrap a lot of this in OS 
specific wrapper code, such that the app is mostly dealing with more 
normalized interfaces internally.

for example, low-level memory allocation:
#ifdef _WIN32
	ptr=VirtualAlloc(...);
#endif
#ifdef linux
	ptr=mmap(...);
#endif
...

but, in general it is far less effort than many people make it out to 
be, and usually only effects a smaller portion of the total code, 
provided the developer(s) know what they are doing.

personally, I have had relatively few issues with 32 and 64 bit 
transitions as well.


yes, and I have done cross-platform apps with network and sound and GUI...

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#4774

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-31 11:50 +1200
Message-ID<is1afo$9ot$2@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4741
In message <is0r02$ds$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:

> Heck, even porting 32-bit code to a 64-bit target of an otherwise
> identical system is often nontrivial for any decently sized project.

“Decently sized” like the Linux kernel? Which is portable across something 
like two dozen different architectures, both 32-bit and 64-bit?

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#4775

FromJoshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid>
Date2011-05-30 20:16 -0400
Message-ID<is1c0a$cmc$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#4774
On 05/30/2011 07:50 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<is0r02$ds$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
>
>> Heck, even porting 32-bit code to a 64-bit target of an otherwise
>> identical system is often nontrivial for any decently sized project.
>
> “Decently sized” like the Linux kernel? Which is portable across something
> like two dozen different architectures, both 32-bit and 64-bit?

I would call the porting work of Linux nontrivial. After all, supporting 
a new architecture (to my knowledge) requires cloning a directory and 
probably several changes to that directory.

Remember that I said "nontrivial", not "impossible".

-- 
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not 
tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth

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#4781

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-31 13:50 +1200
Message-ID<is1hhg$dmh$2@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4775
In message <is1c0a$cmc$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:

> On 05/30/2011 07:50 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<is0r02$ds$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
>>
>>> Heck, even porting 32-bit code to a 64-bit target of an otherwise
>>> identical system is often nontrivial for any decently sized project.
>>
>> “Decently sized” like the Linux kernel? Which is portable across
>> something like two dozen different architectures, both 32-bit and 64-bit?
> 
> I would call the porting work of Linux nontrivial.

OK, how about userland code then? Like, for example, Python, which is 
available on a range of different platforms, including Android?

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#4739 — Re: Android?Why Dalvik?

FromSteve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net>
Date2011-05-30 11:22 -0700
SubjectRe: Android?Why Dalvik?
Message-ID<MPG.284d80282fb6cf8398976a@news.justthe.net>
In reply to#4726
In article <irvift$98d$2@lust.ihug.co.nz>, Lawrence D'Oliveiro says...
> 
> In message <MPG.284ce826ee59e4e9989769@news.justthe.net>, Steve Sobol wrote:
> 
> > You write Android apps in Java (with the exception of some low-level
> > code which is written in C; I understand that's mostly done for games).
> 
> I see a lot of portable software also done in C. For example, the Python and 
> other interpreters used in the Scripting Layer for Android 
> <http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/> are largely unchanged C code 
> from their versions on other platforms.

Ah! I didn't even realized someone had ported the Python interpreter to 
Android. :)

-- 
Steve Sobol - Programming/WebDev/IT Support
sjsobol@JustThe.net

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#4699

FromBGB <cr88192@hotmail.com>
Date2011-05-29 09:35 -0700
Message-ID<irtsqa$9ae$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#4693
On 5/28/2011 9:28 PM, Roedy Green wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2011 12:48:48 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>  wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted
> someone who said :
>
>>
>> Dalvik is also register-based, not stack based, for higher performance.
>
> I'll make some guesses.
>
> Dalvik was designed solely for a family of CPUs with similar RAM.
> Oracle Java wanted to run everywhere.
>

well, it is possible, but register-based VMs are not necessarily 
non-portable, just the performance argument is a bit weak, especially on 
x86, since in both cases "register" and "stack" one generally ends up 
having to map things to memory anyways.

likewise, many of my JITs will often map stack elements to registers in 
many cases as well (when appropriate) so IMO the performance argument of 
register VMs is a bit weak.

for a pure interpreter, it is a bit "who knows" and which is faster 
ultimately comes down to a lot of micro-optimization and hand-waving.

my own experience has been that often the logic for dispatching to the 
correct opcode itself becomes the main slowdown for an interpreter 
(rather than messing with the stack), and that usually the way around 
this is to have a number of "super opcodes" which include a sequence of 
common smaller opcodes into themselves (such as combined 
load+compare+jump opcodes, ...).


also, IME, register VMs are more of a pain to target than stack-machines 
(and also often a little more complex). the result being that personally 
I have usually ended up with stack machines.


> With Oracle Java, the licence forces users to provide the full
> enchilada.  I suspect with Dalvik they were able to prune it back just
> to what they needed.
>

partly, yes.

they do omit a few parts from a standard JVM... such as the 
classloader... (AFAIK, the "Class" and "ClassLoader" classes are mostly 
just stubs, ...).


although they still use the Java language, which could itself be a 
factor in a legal sense (the alternative would have been to develop 
"some language X" which "just happens to look mostly like Java and is 
largely source-compatible").


> They are doing the old IBM lockin game. They don't want Android apps
> running elsewhere or being easily ported there.

possible...

however, given that Android apps are still (language level) mostly plain 
Java, it is not so strong of an argument portability-wise.

it is much like how C is generally regarded as portable, despite the 
fact that binaries will not generally work between one type of system 
and another.


a much bigger problem then is likely any Android-specific library 
dependencies, and Java's lack of a mechanism similar to C's "ifdef"...

yes... ifdef is kind of nasty, and is used/needed a bit more than is 
ideal, but is a decent part of C-style portability (rather than asking 
for a more-or-less homogeneous environment).

then any classes/methods/... related to specific GUI APIs and similar 
would appear and disappear as needed.



oh well, if it matters:
I have long since given up my attempts to "bastardize" the Java/JVM 
architecture with more features in my own implementation, and have 
instead opted mostly with using my own language/VM for a lot of this 
(this itself is gets a bit hairy in the details).

after all, if I pile on piles of new features/... then it is not really 
the same language anymore anyways, even if the core syntax/... was 
mostly similar.

but, yes, it is partly sort of a "who cares" situation regarding my 
case. yet another HLL will not effect much in the greater scheme of 
things, probably the best it can really do is to serve my own uses, and 
even then it is a bit trying with all the time that goes into debugging 
and working on it, rather than it "just working".

also, my current language is technically a bit more closely related to 
ActionScript than it is to Java...


or such...

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#4704

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-30 12:44 +1200
Message-ID<irup9f$qki$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4699
In message <irtsqa$9ae$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB wrote:

> ... register-based VMs are not necessarily non-portable, just the
> performance argument is a bit weak, especially on x86 ...

Which, interestingly, is not very popular for ultramobile devices.

> although they still use the Java language, which could itself be a
> factor in a legal sense ...

How come? Is the licence for the Sunacle JDK (which is what I use for 
compiling programs) violated in any way?

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#4707

FromBGB <cr88192@hotmail.com>
Date2011-05-29 19:38 -0700
Message-ID<irv04d$jga$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#4704
On 5/29/2011 5:44 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<irtsqa$9ae$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB wrote:
>
>> ... register-based VMs are not necessarily non-portable, just the
>> performance argument is a bit weak, especially on x86 ...
>
> Which, interestingly, is not very popular for ultramobile devices.
>

possibly, but I primarily develop on x86 systems, which have a few 
relevant properties:
indirect addressing is nearly free;
memory in-cache performs nearly as fast as registers;
in 32 bit mode, there are only 8 usable GPRs, of which 2 or 3 are 
generally needed by the CPU or ABI (ESP, EBP, and generally EBX on ELF 
based targets).

now, maybe for RISC style targets things are faster, either with more 
GPRs or slower memory access being a more major factor, but alas, I 
haven't really used them much.


>> although they still use the Java language, which could itself be a
>> factor in a legal sense ...
>
> How come? Is the licence for the Sunacle JDK (which is what I use for
> compiling programs) violated in any way?
>

apparently, Sun/Oracle is fairly fussy about who uses their trademark 
and when, and basically they went and sued Google, IIRC (?), for using 
their trademark in an unliscensed and partial implementation, and for 
infringing on their patents.

although, normally one could just make a nearly identical clone language 
with a different name, an issue is that pretty much all the standard JDK 
packages use the word 'java' as part of their name, meaning that to 
completely escape the trademark issue, one would also have to rename the 
packages, breaking compatibility.


this is also partly why the standards documents for JavaScript uses the 
name ECMAScript instead, and many alternative implementations and 
variants of the language (JScript, ActionScript, HaXe, ...) also have 
different names.

my own BGBScript language itself is (loosely) a JavaScript variant. 
although it started out as a more loosely related language, was later 
brought much closer to JS, and more recently drifted a lot closer to 
ActionScript and added a few more non-JS features (the most drastic 
re-addition being optional C/Java/... style declarations, as opposed to 
using the 'var' and 'function' keywords...).

side-note: my big effort to make a big/new/fancy Java-like language 
(with lots more features, like structs and properties, ...) ended in me 
mothballing it (due to having bigger concerns) and just shoving some of 
its planned features (and syntax/semantics) onto my existing script 
language and VM, creating a sort of hybrid...


all this is in contrast to the more cohesive identity, say, of C, where 
there is a more solid core language, and generally lots of 
implementations and implementation-specific extensions. or languages 
like Scheme where although a common name and identity are used, general 
compatibility between implementations is nearly non-existent...


or such...

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#4717

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-30 17:26 +1200
Message-ID<irv9pr$4a1$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4707
In message <irv04d$jga$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB wrote:

> On 5/29/2011 5:44 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<irtsqa$9ae$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB wrote:
>>
>>> ... register-based VMs are not necessarily non-portable, just the
>>> performance argument is a bit weak, especially on x86 ...
>>
>> Which, interestingly, is not very popular for ultramobile devices.
>>
> now, maybe for RISC style targets things are faster ...

The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the 
power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.

>>> although they still use the Java language, which could itself be a
>>> factor in a legal sense ...
>>
>> How come? Is the licence for the Sunacle JDK (which is what I use for
>> compiling programs) violated in any way?
> 
> apparently, Sun/Oracle is fairly fussy about who uses their trademark
> and when, and basically they went and sued Google, IIRC (?), for using
> their trademark in an unliscensed and partial implementation ...

I don’t recall any trademarks being at issue in that suit.

> ... and for infringing on their patents.

Which is a separate issue.

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#4720

From"Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
Date2011-05-30 00:04 -0700
Message-ID<irvfip$ufl$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#4717
On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

>
> The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the
> power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.
>

Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that?

http://www.mobiledia.com/news/89236.html

"Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its "Tri-Gate" technology
turns microchip channels -- traditionally flat -- on their side,
creating a high, slender connector for higher performance
and lower power consumption, which is particularly important
for small mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. "

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216451/Intel_s_3D_transistor_fuels_tablet_fight_with_ARM

"On Wednesday, Intel announced that it has made a major
leap in advancing chip technology: 3D transistors. The new
technology, expected to make PCs, smartphones and tablets
faster and more power-efficient, is slated to make its first
appearance when Intel moves to 22-nanometer chips next year."

etc//

--Nasser

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#4721

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-30 19:11 +1200
Message-ID<irvfv1$7mj$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4720
In message <irvfip$ufl$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

> On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the
>> power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.
> 
> Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that?

Not a chance. They’ve already tacitly given up on phones for now, but are 
still making a big noise about tablets. Though I’ve yet to hear of any 
significant design wins.

The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run Windows. 
And nobody seems to care about that.

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#4723

From"Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
Date2011-05-30 00:30 -0700
Message-ID<irvh20$2of$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#4721
On 5/30/2011 12:11 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<irvfip$ufl$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
>
>> On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the
>>> power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.
>>
>> Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that?
>

> Not a chance. They’ve already tacitly given up on phones for now, but are
> still making a big noise about tablets. Though I’ve yet to hear of any
> significant design wins.
>
> The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run Windows.
> And nobody seems to care about that.

Thanks. But windows still run on, what, may be 9% of the PC's
in the world?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows

"As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market share
of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.[3][4][5] "

So, I do not think not caring about 90% of the market is a wise
thing to do?

ps. I myself use Linux and windows on the same computer, thanks
to VirtualPC. I have them both running, and use them both, as
each is good at different things.

--Nasser

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#4725

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-30 19:53 +1200
Message-ID<irvid8$98d$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4723
In message <irvh20$2of$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

> On 5/30/2011 12:11 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<irvfip$ufl$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the
>>>> power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.
>>>
>>> Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that?
>>
> 
>> Not a chance. They’ve already tacitly given up on phones for now, but are
>> still making a big noise about tablets. Though I’ve yet to hear of any
>> significant design wins.
>>
>> The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run
>> Windows. And nobody seems to care about that.
> 
> Thanks. But windows still run on, what, may be 9% of the PC's
> in the world?

Makes no difference.

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#4728

From"Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
Date2011-05-30 01:28 -0700
Message-ID<irvkfv$b88$3@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#4725
On 5/30/2011 12:53 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

>>> The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run
>>> Windows. And nobody seems to care about that.
>>

>> Thanks. But windows still run on, what, may be 9% of the PC's
>> in the world?
>

> Makes no difference.

Ok thanks, that makes sense.

--Nasser

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#4731

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-30 22:12 +1200
Message-ID<irvqj3$dtn$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4728
In message <irvkfv$b88$3@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

> On 5/30/2011 12:53 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>>>> The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run
>>>> Windows. And nobody seems to care about that.
> 
>>> Thanks. But windows still run on, what, may be 9% of the PC's
>>> in the world?
> 
>> Makes no difference.
> 
> Ok thanks, that makes sense.

Not unless you remember that Microsoft has been trying to sell the things 
for the last decade without success.

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#4730

FromBGB <cr88192@hotmail.com>
Date2011-05-30 02:35 -0700
Message-ID<irvoj3$ifa$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#4723
On 5/30/2011 12:30 AM, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
> On 5/30/2011 12:11 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> In message<irvfip$ufl$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/29/2011 10:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> The issue is power consumption. Intel has been unable to drive down the
>>>> power usage of x86 chips to offer serious competition to ARM.
>>>
>>> Do you think the new intel 3D chips would do that?
>>
>
>> Not a chance. They’ve already tacitly given up on phones for now, but are
>> still making a big noise about tablets. Though I’ve yet to hear of any
>> significant design wins.
>>
>> The only advantage to having x86 on a tablet is the ability to run
>> Windows.
>> And nobody seems to care about that.
>
> Thanks. But windows still run on, what, may be 9% of the PC's
> in the world?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
>
> "As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market share
> of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.[3][4][5] "
>
> So, I do not think not caring about 90% of the market is a wise
> thing to do?
>
> ps. I myself use Linux and windows on the same computer, thanks
> to VirtualPC. I have them both running, and use them both, as
> each is good at different things.
>

yeah...

mostly I use and develop for Windows on normal PCs on x86 and x86-64...

the big drawback of smartphones is that they cost about as much as a 
desktop PC but only do a fraction as much, and I have a cheap phone 
(probably runs ARM, costed $25, can't do crap with it much beyond using 
it as a phone and doing text messages...).

I don't have the piles of money where I can justify spending $400 to 
$600 on a phone...


otherwise, when "on the move I have a laptop and/or a netbook...". the 
netbook, however, runs on an Intel Atom chip... the laptop is older, and 
uses an AMD Mobile Sempron.

mostly the netbook is better for "quick and dirty" stuff (sitting 
somewhere and wanting to fetch info on Wikipedia or check email), and 
the laptop is better for "actually doing something".

the netbook runs Ubuntu, and the laptop runs Windows XP.


AFAICT, laptops still win out at this point, in terms of common use, vs 
higher-end cell-phones...


also, there are mobile x86 chips not made by Intel, such as by VIA and 
AMD and by several other companies, so Intel is not the sole player in 
x86 land, or even a market leader by a large margin (AMD has a good deal 
of standing in the desktop PC space).

VIA and AMD have more relative standing in mobile and embedded systems 
(since I guess the Atom eats watts vs the VIA Nano...).

ARM and PowerPC are popular in embedded, but interestingly I don't own 
any ARM systems I can actually develop for (since most are closed-system 
consumer electronics...).



also...

Android can also run on x86 chips... it all depends on the specific 
device it is running on. this basically means that developing C apps for 
Android would require recompiling for different architectures, vs Dalvik 
which can be run unmodified on multiple targets.

or such...

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#4738

From"John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2011-05-30 11:26 -0400
Message-ID<nospam-DE40F8.11260130052011@news.aioe.org>
In reply to#4730
In article <irvoj3$ifa$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> 
wrote:

> > But windows still run on, what, may be 9[0]% of the PC's in 
> > the world?
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
> >
> > "As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market 
> > share of the client operating systems for usage on the 
> > Internet.[3][4][5]"

Interestingly, [3][4][5] were examined in October 2009 to get the 91% 
figure. The 2011 numbers have all fallen--some more, some less.

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>

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#4764

FromBGB <cr88192@hotmail.com>
Date2011-05-30 13:17 -0700
Message-ID<is0u74$cd8$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#4738
On 5/30/2011 8:26 AM, John B. Matthews wrote:
> In article<irvoj3$ifa$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB<cr88192@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>> But windows still run on, what, may be 9[0]% of the PC's in
>>> the world?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
>>>
>>> "As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market
>>> share of the client operating systems for usage on the
>>> Internet.[3][4][5]"
>
> Interestingly, [3][4][5] were examined in October 2009 to get the 91%
> figure. The 2011 numbers have all fallen--some more, some less.
>

because, slowly but surely, Windows becomes more sucky WRT its 
competition...

yes, Win95 and 98 sucked... at least NT4 and Win2K were decent enough at 
the time.

XP was solidly good, as at least there were no major issues.

Vista was like "WTF, this sucks...".
Windows 7 is like "well, at least it is not Vista.".

but, it is a problem:
use Windows 7, have computer that generally performs like crap (vs XP) 
and often behaves weirdly.
or use WinXP and have lots of newer apps not actually work.


sadly, Linux has not entirely caught up to Windows WRT making an OS 
which is solidly good either... but, yeah, modern Linux would probably 
have wiped the floor with Win98, but peoples' expectations are a little 
higher now.


so, alas...

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#4773

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Date2011-05-31 11:48 +1200
Message-ID<is1acs$9ot$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>
In reply to#4764
In message <is0u74$cd8$1@news.albasani.net>, BGB wrote:

> sadly, Linux has not entirely caught up to Windows WRT making an OS
> which is solidly good either...

Except Android is kicking Microsoft’s arse.

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