> The implication being that C isn't system-independent?

ac> As far as byte size and endianness issues go, C is system-dependant.  As I 
ac> understand it, when Java code is executed the instructions are performed by 
ac> a "virtual machine", which allows the code to be executed
on any physical 
ac> machine that implements the virtual machine instruction set.  This way, Joe 

BTW, P-CODE was invented donkey's years ago.

ac> Bloggs can, for example, download a Java application in binary executable 
ac> form from the Internet and execute it on their machine without 
ac> modification.

You can download a C program and execute it on any machine too.  :-)

> We can have that now if you want, just mandate that from now on,
> anyone using a non-80x86 (x >= 3) system will be shot.  BFN.  Paul. 

ac> Sorry Adolf, the solution requires a bit more than that.  

Sieg Heil!  BFN.  Paul.
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