#38819 - torix - Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:49 am
I've been reading webpages on the Internet, and I heard a few times about a GBA version of a Java VM. One of them was called JEMBlazer. I know enough Java to start a decent program.
Does anyone know about this, or know where I can get it? It would be amazing if Java apps could be made on the GBA. :D
Thanks.
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#38821 - Miked0801 - Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:57 am
My god - running a java virtual machine on a non-capable system. Why, besides for convience? C and Java are so close that it wouldn't take much time to learn C...
#38822 - poslundc - Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:59 am
It's my understanding that JEMBlazer requires a custom devkit and cartridge which contains a special chip to interpret the Java language.
Practically speaking, the GBA lacks the hardware resources with which to do interpretation of Java in any reasonably useful capacity.
Dan.
#38826 - Miked0801 - Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:02 am
1st post :)
#38827 - poslundc - Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:03 am
Yes, yes, I concede the victory. :P
Dan.
#38838 - Torlus - Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:18 am
You can have a look at the port of Sun's KVM I did some time ago, if you really want to play with Java.
But keep in mind that Java can't be considered as a development solution on GBA because of performance issues.
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