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A self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer. For example, Java applets run in a Java virtual machine (VM) that has no access to the host operating system. This design has two advantages:

The second advantage, however, has a downside. Because programs running in a VM are separate from the operating system, they cannot take advantage of special operating system features.

The Java Virtual Machine Specification
Description of and link to the online version of the book entitled "The Java Virtual Machine Specification" by Sun's own designers of the Java VM, Tim Lindholm and Frank Yellin. Updated on Aug 4, 1998

Yahoo!'s Jave Virtual Machines page
Yahoo!'s directory of Java Virtual Machines. Updated on Aug 2, 1998

Yahoo!'s parallel virtual machines page
Yahoo!'s directory of parallel virtual machines. Updated on Aug 4, 1998