How bout this as a difference:
javac JavaClassName.java
java JavaClassName

compared to:
http://www.somepage.com/myscript.htm

BTW, console1 on Novell 5 is made on Java. It is very, very slow. Do you think it is the language, it is bad written or it might be compatibility????
Probably a combination of the writing and the language, but most likely the language. Java is inherently slow. If you compared Java to C++ it would be like comparing the turtle and the hare.