OS independent application possibility

From: Efim Furman (efimfurman_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: 17 Mar 2004 08:21:08 -0800

I am new to JAVA development. (mostly C++, VC++ experience) I am
investigating a possibility to write a JAVA application: Thin client,
connecting to server, composing XML requests, getting XML responses,
with simple local database and UI.

The idea is to write an operating system independent code which would
run on Windows, Macs, Linux, and mobile devices. Doing some research
it seems to be this task is next to impossible. I researched the IDE
for Blackberry handhelds, they seem to have fairly specialized UI and
multithreading handling. The IDE also builds special CAD files to be
put on the device.

My question is how possible this idea is? I would appreciate any
Suggestions on how to go about this project. Have you had similar
experience/problems?

Thanks in advance.

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