static Object[] cache = new Object[MAX_BUFFERS];
    private static int freeBuffers = 0;

    static public byte[] getBuffer() {
        synchronized( cache ) {
            byte[] buf;

            if (freeBuffers > 0) {
                for (int i = 0; i < MAX_BUFFERS; i++) {
                    if( cache[i] != null ) {

        synchronized ( this.cache ) {
            byte[] buf;

            if ( this.freeBuffers > 0 ) {
                for ( int i = 0; i < this.cache.length; i++ ) {
                    if ( this.cache[ i ] != null ) {
                        buf = (byte[]) this.cache[ i ];
                        this.cache[ i ] = null;
                        this.freeBuffers--;
                        return buf;
                    }
                }