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- All About Java(tm)
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- Q. What is Java anyway?
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- Java, a new programming language developed by Sun Microsystems Computer
- Company, is primarily based upon the C++ programming language. It is designed
- to support secure two-way, real-time interaction over networks such as the
- Internet.
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- Using Java, software developers can write custom mini-applications called Java
- applets. When integrated into Web pages delivered over the Internet, Java
- applets allow expert graphics rendering, real-time interaction with users, live
- information updating, and instant interaction with servers over the network.
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- Java applets are downloadable from any server. Because of the way the language
- was designed, Java applets can run safely on any platform. Java provides
- maximum security on public networks, with multiple safeguards against viruses,
- tampering, and other threats.
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- Q. Where can I learn more about Java?
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- Sun maintains a World Wide Web page devoted to Java. It can be found at:
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- <http://java.sun.com>
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- There you will find a variety of documents providing more information about
- Java. You may especially want to download the "Java Language Environment"
- document as it provides a very comprehensive overview of the net environment
- and the role that Java is expected to play in it. (Note: the file is only
- available in either HTML or PostScript format. If you have a PostScript
- printer, download the PostScript version and send it to your printer using a
- PostScript Printer utility. It is a document about 90 pages long.
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- A comprehensive set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Java (updated
- weekly) is also available. It can be found at:
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- <http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/javafaq.html>
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- There's also a comprehensive set of Java resources available at:
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- <http://www.gamelan.com/>
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- Java is also discussed on a Usenet newsgroup:
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- comp.lang.java
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- GO USENET on CompuServe and then specify that specific group to read it.
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- A weekly Java newsletter is also available at:
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- <http://www.io.org/~mentor/J___Notes.html>
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- Q. What is HotJava(tm)?
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- HotJava(tm) is a modular, applet-aware, extensible World-Wide Web browser
- written entirely in the Java programming languge. The current version of the
- browser is Java release 1.0alpha3. It can be downloaded from:
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- <http://java.sun.com/download.html>
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- Q. What about Netscape support for Java?
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- Read more about Netscape's Navigator 2.0 and support for Java at:
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- <http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/version_2.0/java_applets/index.html>
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- Note: Java and HotJava are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., and refer to
- Sun's Java programming language and HotJava browser technologies. The
- CompuServe INET Forums are not sponsored by or affiliated with Sun
- Microsystems, Inc."
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- "All About Java(tm)" and its contents are copyright 1995 by Glenbrook Systems,
- Inc. It may not be distributed without permission from Glenbrook Systems, Inc.
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- Copyright 1995 Glenbrook Systems, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
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- 76703.407@compuserve.com
- November 23, 1995
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