Computing platform

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In computing, a platform describes some sort of hardware architecture and software framework (including application frameworks), that allows software to run. Typical platforms include a computer's architecture, operating system, programming languages and related user interface (runtime libraries or graphical user interface).

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A platform is a crucial element in software development. A platform might be simply defined as 'a place to launch software'. It is an agreement that the platform provider gave to the software developer that logic code will interpret consistently as long as the platform is running on top of other platforms. Logic code includes byte code, source code, and machine code.it actually means execution of the program is not restricted by the type of operating system provided.it has mostly replaced the machine independent languages.

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[edit] Mobile OS

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Rosetta offers PowerPC backward compatibility.
Wine platform to behave like Microsoft Windows

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[edit] .NET

Main article: .NET Framework

Microsoft .NET is an umbrella term that applies to a wide collection of products and technologies from Microsoft. Most have in common a dependence on the Microsoft .NET Framework.

[edit] Java

Main article: Java Platform

Java programs are a typical example of the latter point. Java source code is "compiled" to an intermediate-language bytecode which is then interpreted by an interpreter, the JVM, which then interfaces that program with the Java software libraries. In phones, PDAs and other wireless mobile devices, these libraries are the Java ME. Some phones, even without a full fledged OS, enable Java programs such as games to operate. Java and the bytecode are said to be platform independent. But this is because Java is the platform as well as a programming language. Software really cannot operate without a platform or be platform independent. The programming language is referred to here, meaning the programmer need not be concerned about the hardware or operating system platform, nor will the language change with a different platform.

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Supercomputer architectures.
RISC processor based machines running UNIX variants:
- SPARC architecture computers running the Solaris operating system.
- DEC Alpha cluster running under OpenVMS.
Macintosh, custom Apple Computer hardware and Mac OS operating system (now migrated on x86).
- Newton devices running the Newton OS, also from Apple.
Commodity computer platforms, such as:
- Wintel, that is, Intel x86 or compatible hardware and Windows operating system.
- x86 with other Unix-like systems such as BSD variants.
- CP/M computers based on the S-100 bus. Perhaps the earliest microcomputer platform.
Gumstix full function miniature computers with Linux.
A mainframe computer with its custom operating system, say an IBM z/OS.
A midrange computer with its custom operating system, say an IBM OS/400.
ARM architecture found in mobile devices.
Any variety of video game console.

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