The Spotless System: Implementing a JavaTM System for the Palm Connected Organizer

The majority of recent Java implementations have been focused on speed. There are, however, a large number of consumer and industrial devices and embedded systems that would benefit from a small Java implementation supporting the full bytecode set and dynamic class loading. In this report we describe the design and implementation of the Spotless system, which is based on a new Java virtual machine developed at Sun Labs and targeted specifically at small devices such as personal organizers, cellular telephones, and pagers. We also discuss a set of basic class libraries we developed that supports small applications, and describe the version of the Spotless system that runs on the Palm Connected Organizer. email address: [email protected] [email protected] © 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. The SML Technical Report Series is published by Sun Microsystems Laboratories, of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Unlimited copying without fee is permitted provided that the copies are not made nor distributed for direct commercial advantage, and credit to the source is given. Otherwise, no part of this work covered by copyright hereon may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or storage in an information retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. TRADEMARKS Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, JDK, Solaris, Java Card, EmbeddedJava, and Jini are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. For information regarding the SML Technical Report Series, contact Jeanie Treichel, Editor-in-Chief .