A JVM is a process on a machine. When you invoke two java applications on the same machine, they run in two different JVMs. Each "java" command starts a new JVM. Parind
I often have IE and Netscape open at the same time running their own JVM at the same time I have a DOS window open testing in a JVM, thats 3 on a regular basis. You can open multiple DOS windows and start a JVM in each.
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