Running Java on Windows
A quick reference list of helpful articles
Uncertain about whether you can run Java on Windows? Well, it's not as simple as you might hope,
but it can be done. These articles contain the latest scoop on what works, what might work, and what to avoid.
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How to avoid potential pitfalls of Microsoft's non-standard SDK for Java
Find out exactly which methods, classes, and variables have been added to, or omitted from, the key Java class libraries in
Microsoft's implementation of Java 1.1
Summary
In Sun's announcement of its lawsuit alleging Microsoft has breached its contract on Java compatibility issues, Sun
claimed improper modifications to the key class libraries of Java. In this article, JavaWorld contributor and Java
developer John Zukowski provides a comprehensive rundown of the particular classes, methods, and variables
that have been added to Microsoft's new Software Development Kit, and exactly what's missing from it. The
article offers what Sun and others have only hinted at: a comprehensive list of the modifications found in
Microsoft's SDK for Java, as well as a detailed analysis of the significance of each modification and how
developers can affectively address each change/addition/omission. In short, the article explains what developers
need to know to create true "write once, run anywhere" applications using Microsoft's product--and to create
programs that work within Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0.
Plus: Read the sidebar on Netscape's beta implementation of Java 1.1 in its version of Communicator 4.0--which
also includes modifications.
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"Pitfalls" article receives attention from JavaWorld readers
Read your peers' reactions to John Zukowski's articles on the Sun/Microsoft struggle over
Java: "How to avoid potential
pitfalls of Microsoft's non-standard SDK for Java" and "What does Sun's lawsuit against
Microsoft mean for Java developers?"
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Follow-up: "How to avoid potential pitfalls of Microsoft's non-standard SDK for Java"
More tips about how to work around problems with Microsoft's SDK for Java
(and Netscape's Java patch for Communicator).
Summary
A flurry of reader feedback followed the article "How to avoid potential pitfalls of Microsoft's
non-standard SDK for Java,"
some of which pointed out additional snags in Microsoft's Java implementation. This article
presents an update on the topic
with a focus on five specific problems that have come to light since the last article.
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Daily Grounds: Avoid False Claims
Warning: Misinformation concerning the cross-platform and cross-browser functionality of
Microsoft's AFC libraries has been
widely disseminated by the Redmond PR machine, and has somehow escaped the
critical eye of the trade press. (Corrections of
the misinformation are included in this Daily Grounds article.)
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Related Sources
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Downloading the Java Runtime Environment (Version 1.1.4—Bug-fix release)
The Java Runtime Environment (also known as the Java Runtime or JRE) consists of the Java Virtual Machine,
the Java Core Classes, and supporting files. It is the runtime part of the JDK -- no compiler, no debugger, no tools.
The JRE is the smallest set of executables and files that constitute the standard Java Platform.
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VisualAge for Java page
VisualAge for Java is a complete development tool for building Java-compatible applications, applets,
servlets, and JavaBean components.
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Netscape download page
New products, including the just-released Netscape Component Builder 1.0 for Windows and the upgrade to
the latest version of Communicator.
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Microsoft's Java page
Latest Java Developments:Freshly brewed virtual machine, Java lawsuit information center, Rave reviews for
Internet Explorer 4.0 virtual machine, Version 2.0 of the Microsoft SDK for Java--get it while it's hot!! Best performance
in a supporting role [J/Advantage], Java security just a CAB ride away, Application Foundation Classes (AFC) now
in session, and more.
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