"I want to run my Java in a native environment rather than through a Java Virtual Machine.   Is it possible for me to get .o or .obj files out from the compiler, rather than .class files?"

Have a look at gcc - the Gnu Compiler Collection.  Although gcc originated as the Gnu C Compiler, these days it supports a variety of languages including Java. See:
http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ or http://gcc.gnu.org

As well as the compiler, no doubt our enquirer will also be looking for the class libraries to make up the equivalent of the JRE (Java Runtime Environment); the good news is that most of these are available although there may be some lag in them being written when new packages and methods are added in the latest release of Java.  Also noe that you're not going to be able to compile up an applet with gcc and expect it to run within someone's Explorer or Netscape - the browser plugins are designed to support JRE code; perhaps it's for this reason that support for a few packages such as AWT may be missing or developmental.

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