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This FAQ answers the following questions:

java@noware

Following are a few things you should know about java and noware. Please contribute your own experiences.

The Activator is made from pure java code. java is a young language. It's frisky and lovable and might become your best friend. But for now, it's still just a little unruly.

So when you run the Activator from your hard disk, give it a few minutes to load.

Once installed, we recommend leaving it open until you know you're finished with it.

If you can access your web server, you might try uploading the activator and running it from there. It might be faster.

Don't worry when you see the UNTRUSTED JAVA APPLET message in the Activator. "Untrusted" is the word Sun Microsystems requires us to use to indicate that an applet has been sent via an unsecured line.

PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCES.

Windows

We've noticed instability with Windows 95 and Windows NT. Icons may occasionally appear out of place. Best bet for fixing: minimize and/or reload the program.

Some applets may not work under NT.

Of course, any instability is harmless and has no effect whatsoever on any activator or applet function. It just looks funny.

Again, PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCES.


faq's

How do I use the on-line Activator?

1. Click any "preview" button.
2. Click "use the Activator on-line". Wait for it to load.
3. Choose a java applet from the Activator menu. (A generic demo linked to the menu shows you the basic applet idea.)

4. While you're on-line, you can customize the applet (size, color, speed, etc), using the Activator's point-and-click screens.

5. When you get to the "View, Size or Resize Applet" button, click for an on-line demo of your applet.

6. You can  fine-tune your applet as much as you like on-line.

Why are Windows NT and Macintosh often unstable?

Because we rely on Netscape's built in JAVA interpreter there are some cross platform inconsistencies. We've noted particular problems with Windows NT and Macintosh.

Macintosh users are able to use the "Netscape » 2.0 Java B1" version but it is not very stable and not everything works. However it is better than nothing! :-)
Windows 3.1 users are out of luck at the moment.

The latest information can always be obtained from java.sun.com.

What do I get when I buy the Activator?

You get all the java class files necessary to run the applets onyour own web pages from your web server. You also get a licence key to disable the 'Unlicenced Applet' warning.

Who owns the activator?

Noware owns the Activator software. You are entitled to download the software and evaluate it at no cost for 30 days. When you licence the Activator and applets, you get the right to use them as described below.

Who owns the applets?

All the applets on the noware site have either been written from scratch by our inhouse development team, or have been written by third party developers.

In the case of inhouse developed applets, noware owns the copyright on theapplets (this includes our complete rewrites of such classic applets as NervousText and Ticker Tape).

In the case of third party developer applets, the author of the applet retains full copyright - we just help market it in a nonexclusive arrangement. See the Third Party Developers section.

How do I licence my applets?

You can download the unlicensed applets for 30 day evaluation at no charge. You can license them from us for use on your web pages. By licensing an applet you get the following:

By licencing your applets you get the right to use the Activator on one development machine, and distribute your applets with your webpages on as many servers as you wish. Your name will appear embedded in the web page html code, and will also flash when a user moves their mouse over the applet. If you are developing for a third party, you may wish to talk to us about a separate licence for them that will include their name in the licencing text.

What is noware here?

The aim is twofold:

  1. To create an easy to use system so that non programmers can spice up their web pages by embedding java applets,
  2. To provide an infrastructure for applet programmers to be able to promote and sell their innovative applets.

How can noware help you sell your own applets?

One of noware's fundamental aims is to provide an infrastructure for third party developers to promote and sell their applets. We provide three things:

  1. the Activator skeleton, so that users can easily customise the functionality of your applet without having to be java programmers
  2. a marketing and promotional vehicle, so that users can find your applets easily, read about what they can do, and preview them live on-line
  3. a financial infrastructure, so that users can order your applets easily. We will handle all the paperwork and commercial transactions required to collect payment for your applets.

What do you get out of the deal?

We are programmers ourselves, and understand how important it is to not lose your code. As such, we offer the following:

To allow your applet to work within the noware structure (and with the Activator), we require you to submit your source code to us (at least the applet class, if you have proprietary code in your other classes you can provide us with only the .class files, and thus keep your code proprietary).

In exchange for offering the noware infrastructure to you, we share the royalties/collected money with you 50/50.

We use our 50% to:

Once a month we mail you out a check for your share of the applets sold.

To participate, please fill in the Third Party Developers Form.

Who is George Gilder?

The easiest explanation is to read his groundbreaking article on java and network computing directly by following this link to the Gilder Archives. It really is required reading for anyone interested in this area.

java enabled web browsers

Currently you need to be running the following to be able to use the noware activator system:

Macintosh users are able to use the "Netscape » 2.0 Java B1" version but it is not very stable and not everything works. However it is better than nothing! :-)
Windows 3.1 users are out of luck at the moment.

The latest information can always be obtained from java.sun.com.


Any other questions? Please mail us at noware@ozramp.net.au

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