RS> :) Okay and with Java can this only be run under Unix as done with GNU C 
or
RS> can you run it under any OS that takes it?
    Any machine that has 'java interpreter' software. Unlike C++ (another
    poor attempt to stay on topic), Java compiles to a standardize
    'byte code' [not to proprietary object code like C++ uses]. This
    byte code can be run on any machine using the interpreter.
    I've seen unix/solaris, win95/nt interpreters so far.
    Unlike C++ object files, the .class files (the compiled byte code) is 
    meant to be ran anywhere. I'm not to sure on how portable the actual
    source code itself is (since MS and Sun compilers have some 
    inconsistancies).
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