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README
Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition
Version 1.3.0_01
For a more extensive HTML version of this file, see README.html.
Contents
* Introduction
* Installation
* Features
* Demos
* Java 2 SDK Documentation
* System Requirements
* Sun Java Web Pages
Introduction
Thank you for downloading this release of the Java(TM) 2 SDK,
Standard Edition. The Java 2 SDK is a development environment for
building applications, applets, and components that can be
deployed on the Java platform.
The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing and
testing programs written in the Java programming language and
running on the Java platform. These tools are designed to be used
from the command line. Except for appletviewer, these tools do not
provide a graphical user interface.
The Java 2 SDK comes with the Java Plug-in product. You can use
the Java Plug-in product to enable the Internet Explorer and
Netscape Navigator browsers to run applets based on the Java 2
Platform. For more information about the Java Plug-in product,
see the section titled "Java 2 Runtime Environment and Java
Plug-in" in the README.html file.
Installation
The complete Java 2 SDK is composed of the SDK Software plus the
SDK Documentation, each of which is separately downloadable.
Installation instructions are maintained on the web site:
Link
Refer to the copyright and license for legal terms of use.
Features
The version 1.3 of the Java 2 SDK offers significant improvements in
functionality and performance over previous versions. See:
* Summary of New Features - New features in original 1.3.0
release of the Java 2 SDK.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/relnotes/features.html
* Guide to Features - Complete list of all features.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/index.html
This release, J2SE 1.3.0_01, is the first update release of J2SE
1.3.0. J2SE 1.3.0_01 contains new Java Plug-in enhancements,
including support for the Netscape Communicator 6 browser.
In addition, J2SE 1.3.0_01 contains fixes for bugs that have been
identified in the original J2SE 1.3.0 release. See the Release Notes
on the Java Software web site for details about the changes in J2SE
1.3.0_01.
www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/relnotes-139772.html
See also the documentation for the new Java Plug-in enhancements.
Demos
A demo directory is included in this software bundle with a
variety of applets, Swing applications, and other examples for
you to try out. The demos come with complete source code.
Java 2 SDK Documentation
This section describes the documentation provided with the
original J2SE 1.3.0 release. That documentation is applicable to
J2SE 1.3.0_01 as well. For new features and bug fixes in J2SE
1.3.0_01, see the online release notes.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/relnotes-139772.html
The on-line J2SE Documentation contains API specifications,
developer guides, tool reference pages, demos, and links to
related information. It is located at
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/index-jsp-135232.html
The Java 2 SDK documentation is also available in a download bundle
which you can install locally with your Java 2 SDK software. See the
download page:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/
System Requirements
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 operating
systems running on Intel hardware. A Pentium 166 MHz or faster
processor.
At least 32 megabytes of physical RAM is required to run GUI
applications. Forty-eight megabytes is recommended for applets
running within a browser using the Java Plug-in product.
Running with less memory may cause disk swapping which has a severe
effect on performance. Very large programs may require more RAM for
adequate performance.
You should have 65 megabytes of free disk space before attempting
to install the Java 2 SDK software. If you also install the
separate documentation download bundle, you need an additional 120
megabytes of free disk space.
Sun Java Web Pages
For additional information, refer to these Sun Microsystems pages
on the World Wide Web:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
The Java Software web site, with the latest information on
Java technology, product information, news, and features.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/archive-139210.html
Java 2 SDK v1.3 Product Page
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/
Java Platform Documentation provides access to white papers,
the Java Tutorial and other documents.
http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/index.htm
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