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JDK Beta now available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carla Schroer)
Wed Nov 1 18:23:21 1995
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:18:23 -0800
From: cds@scndprsn.eng.sun.com (Carla Schroer)
To: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
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Announcing the Beta Release of the Java(tm) Developers Kit
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We're pleased to announce the availability of the 1.0 Beta release
of the Java Developers Kit (JDK).
New features:
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- Support for Windows NT and Windows 95
- Bug fixes
- New image-handling features, such as JPEG support
- New Applet Viewer security modes
- API improvements and additions
Macintosh (MacOS 7.5): 1.0 FCS targeted for early 1996. We are unable
to commit to any intermediate alpha or beta release dates at this time.
Please check our web site (http://java.sun.com) for updates.
The JDK helps you to:
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- Develop applets that conform to the final applet API
- Convert existing 1.0 Alpha 3 applets
- Create applets that run in all Java-enabled browsers
- Develop Java applications
- Experiment with the new debugger API (and a prototype
command-line debugger)
NOTE: The Beta JDK release does NOT include a Web browser.
How to get the JDK:
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1. Download the JDK from one of the following places:
ftp://java.sun.com/pub/JDK-beta-solaris2-sparc.tar.Z
ftp://java.sun.com/pub/JDK-beta-win32-x86.exe
Or this mirror site:
ftp://www.blackdown.org/pub/Java/pub/JDK-beta-solaris2-sparc.tar.Z
ftp://www.blackdown.org/pub/Java/pub/JDK-beta-win32-x86.exe
Note: The java.sun.com server at Sun is frequently
swamped with requests. Using a mirror site may be faster.
Additional mirror sites will have the new release in the
next few days.
See the following URL for detailed instructions:
http://java.sun.com/JDK-beta/installation.html
2. Read the README document accompanying the release.
The README explains the basic steps involved in
converting,debugging, and running applets.
3. Read the documentation at our Web site:
http://java.sun.com/JDK-beta/
It includes the following:
- More help on converting alpha applets
- Frequently asked questions
- Changes since the last release
- Applet examples
- API documentation
- Documentation for the Java programming tools
(including java, javac, and jdb)
- The latest Java Language Specification
- Known bugs in the Beta release of the JDK
Questions? Problems? Comments?
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1. Check out the FAQ at:
http://java.sun.com/JDK-beta/faq.html
2. Before filing a bug report, please check the known bugs at:
http://java.sun.com/JDK-beta/knownbugs.html
File bug reports using the form at:
http://java.sun.com/GettingInTouch/BugReport.html
or send mail to java-bugs@java.sun.com. Be sure to include
configuration information and clear steps for reproducing the bug.
3. The comp.lang.java and alt.www.hotjava usenet news groups
are active forums for posting questions and exchanging
information with other Java users. See
http://java.sun.com/mail.html for information on these
news groups.
4. Other questions can be sent to java@java.sun.com.
Thank-you for your interest.
We hope you enjoy using the Java Developers Kit Beta release!
-- The Java Products Group
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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