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[Eric Smith]

John Allain wrote:
> What would be useful here is a Universal platform on
> which to build simulators, and this platform would be
> supplied on any new architecture through to any future.

Jules Richardson wrote:
> Isn't that just Java?

Which one?  I have Java programs that worked fine in 1996
that won't even compile now.  Java is a moving target ("write
once, debug everywhere"), so it's not particularly suited
to any kind of long-term archival effort.