Java Applets

There is a lot of hype surrounding Java, and without question some of it is justified. If you write a Java application correctly you can link it to a web page and users of all computer platforms whether they are Macintosh, Windows or Unix based, can use download and use the application.

Your application might just be a way to do fancy graphics on a web page or it might be much more: Java is a full programming language and it can do anything you can do in a normal programming language.

NetPresenz and Java

For a webmaster Java is just another file type- there isn't much you have to worry about. Just provide a link to the Java file and the client's browser will do all the hard work.

You must make sure that the file mappings for .java and .class are present in Internet Config.

The Example

The Life Example
The following example is an implementation of the Life simulation. You need to make sure that your Web Browser supports Java. Netscape 3.0 and Internet Explorer 3.0 or later support Java. Netscape 2.02 supports Java script- which is NOT Java.