Stack-based microprocessors tend to perform worse than register-based ones and I assume there wasn't a huge reason to develop a Java-on-chip for a "Java computer" when it would have not run non-Java software easily and the future of stack-based microprocessors wasn't as bright.
Re:NetBSD on a JavaStation
by sillywalk on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @04:36PM
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Sun also produced the MAJC[0] (Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing) processor, a VLIW design. It was only used in one of Sun's graphic boards.
e.g. The PSC 1000 microprocessor (1994) could run Java directly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_(microprocessor)
Stack-based microprocessors tend to perform worse than register-based ones and I assume there wasn't a huge reason to develop a Java-on-chip for a "Java computer" when it would have not run non-Java software easily and the future of stack-based microprocessors wasn't as bright.