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1996-04-30 - Re: The Joy of Java

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
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Message ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960429203250.2355A-100000@chivalry>
Reply To: <199604292245.SAA10827@jekyll.piermont.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-30 08:59:38 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:59:38 +0800

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:59:38 +0800
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Subject: Re: The Joy of Java
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On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> 
> Java applications can't save files to disk or use data files on
> disk. If you were, for instance, buying two CPU weeks of idle time on
> some machines, you would need stuff like checkpointing or the ability
> to save intermediate results.

See the documentation for FileOutputStream; unsigned java applets can't 
make persistent changes, but signed ones can. Applications can always 
access the file system

Simon

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