On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Jason White <jason@jasonjgw.net> wrote:
Toby Corkindale <toby.corkindale@strategicdata.com.au> wrote:
However, the default java implementation on 64bit machines assumes that it can grab a gigabyte or so up front, and generally does so! :/
I hope it wouldn't allocate a gigabyte just to run "hello world".
Thanks all for your responses. I have not responded sooner because I spent yesterday going to MST wher I spent almost $900 on the components to build new Intel 64-bit PC. (In retrospect, I think I should have just ordered a second hand PC from EBay. I am sure I could have got considerably more bang for buck there, but I am now committed to the course I have taken. ) Yes, it's my own Honours Year project of 1999 I want to implement. I think it still has some potential for improvement, even after all this time. If I don't manage to get it to run and am not able to modify it, I won't be that bothered, it it would be nice if I could. No, I don't remember the hardware requirements of 'Multipi'. It is over 10 years since I wrote it. The intervening time and my diffuse axonal brain damage has made my memory of it not as clear as it once was. Anyway, I would still like to be able to use a computer that is a bit closer to the leading edge than 32-bit processors. Thanks, James