Re: Java and GC

hbaker@netcom.com (Henry Baker)
31 Jan 1996 23:24:01 -0500

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From: hbaker@netcom.com (Henry Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.compilers,comp.lang.ada
Date: 31 Jan 1996 23:24:01 -0500
Organization: nil organization
References: 96-01-100 96-01-123 96-01-133
Keywords: realtime, GC

tmb@best.com wrote:
> I expect real-time and near real-time support for Java will be quite
> good. Consumers get annoyed easily when Madonna gyrates out of sync
> with the music, or when there are clicks and breaks in their sound and
> animation.


I understand that ScriptX (a multimedia scripting language) had a
pretty good real-time GC, with very low latency. I never saw the
language itself, or even any multimedia demos from it, however, so I
can't comment on how good it was at helping Madonna gyrate. :-)


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