2.2a Platform Integration
Same software, same data, different machines
Virtual OS, e.g. PCTE
- Provides extra layer of indirection
- New implementation for each platform (network calls etc.)
Rapidly becoming common
- E.g. VisualWorks, other high-level platform independent languages (Java)
Problems:
- Must take common subset of what each platform supports
- E.g. can’t use OLE, dotted lines etc.