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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by kcb on Monday April 28, 2025 @12:38PM (#43823332)
For Java, this was around for a bit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle.
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by monocasa on Monday April 28, 2025 @12:49PM (#43823449)
Even better was a complete system rather than a mode for arm processors that ran a subset of the common jvm opcodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PicoJava

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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by varispeed on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:15PM (#43823720)
Didn't some phones have hardware Java execution or does my memory fail me?
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by Sesse__ on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:44PM (#43824026)
It's called Jazelle.
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by lodovic on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:54PM (#43824111)
Sun tried to build one too, they called it the JavaChip iirc. It was meant for JavaStations, kiosk machines, and mobile phones but it never took off. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_processor
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by f1shy on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @08:55AM (#43831934)
No. There where Motorola phones with Motorola processors with Java Co-Processor. Not Jazelle.
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by f1shy on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @08:56AM (#43831945)
Yes. I known at least one Motorola phone which had a co-processor for Java (not Jazelle)
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