hi everybody. it seems we are going to write a new
application for our main customer involving some
host program invocation. we don't know too much about
this environment, so we will be glad if anyone can

Does anyone know of a java compiler that allows inline "java assembly
mnemonics" to be included in amongst the standard java code?
Similar to the inline asm keyword in C/C++ compilers...
Cheers :o)

I'm getting some 'error on page' errors in IE 6 and thought I'd update the
VM but this MS/Sun flap has me confused.  I understand that MS can only
update its VM for another couple of months so I figured I'd use the Sun VM.
Is that a good idea and if so what do I download and where ...

I am currently the structure of the JVM and to achieve this I use the
Joshua Engel's book: 'Programming for the JVM' published by Addison-
Wesley. In his book, Engel introduces an assembly language called Oolong.
I have some reserves about this language, so I had two questions:

I'm thinking about buying either a Powerbook or an iBook because I want to
dabble with OS X. The main thing I am most concerned with is how well it
runs Java. Does anyone here use a Mac, and if so how does Java run on it?
I've Apple has made Swing use native components and even the ...

If I compile with sdk1.4.0 or 1.3.1 the following java application :
public class HelloWorld {

I would like to distribute my Swing based application without forcing the
user to install the JRE,
because the JRE may replace the user's current VM as default, which might
have unwanted side effects.