Someone told me at OOPSLA that you can actually invoke the Java VM as a
DLL on Windows (and I would assume that similar is possible on other
platforms).  That might be less clumsy than a shell based interface.

- Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On 
> Behalf Of Norton, Chris
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:06 PM
> To: 'squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org'
> Subject: RE: Porting Squeak to Java VM
> 
> 
> I dunno if it's wise or not, trying to make all of Java work 
> from within Squeak (a la Smalltalk/X), but it would be super 
> nice if Scamper could display all of the content that is 
> currently on the web.  If that means Squeak needs know how to 
> launch a Java VM in a little Squeak-wrapped OS shell, so be 
> it -- I'm not an expert with these things.  
> 
> I'd just love to be able to do all of my surfing from Squeak.  :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> ---==> Chris
> 
>