Wednesday, November 18, 1998

James Plamondon, an evangelist at Microsoft, got a kick out of IBM's spin on the fate of OS/2. Updated with comments from Lawrence Rozier.

Brigham Stevens, an engineer at Marimba, explains why it's a problem for Java developers that Microsoft's virtual machine doesn't support all the Sun-supplied features. Updated with comments from Stewart Allen.

Steve Zellers, an engineer at Apple, explains how the Mac virtual machine connects to the Mac OS.

NY Times: Judge orders Microsoft to stop shipments that violate contract.

PC WEEK: Ruling could devastate some Windows developers.

SJ Merc: AOL & Netscape consider partnership. AOL's exclusive deal with Microsoft ends Jan 1.

InfoWorld's 20th Anniversary website.

News.com: Lack of bandwidth drives ISPs wireless. It's even worse in Europe.

In the discussion group, Wes Felter suggests a developer-sponsored integration of XML into the Mac OS at a system level, citing the (successful) integration of OpenGL by an independent developer.

According to email that I've received from sources who requested anonymity, Apple's Java goes much further than we reported yesterday. Apparently Java programmers working on the Mac have access to the entire Mac toolbox. Obviously this code isn't Write Once Run Anywhere.

News.com: Developers cheer Java ruling.

Upside's Elite 100.