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The Alpha 3 release for Solaris is now available. The Alpha 3 release contains bug fixes and a few new features including a "stop" button and support for the Gopher protocol. See the "Releases" section below for details.

The Alpha 2 release for Microsoft Windows NT is now available. See the "Releases section below for details.

Netscape has announced support for Java.

Releases

The Java and HotJava products are currently in the Alpha stage of development. The primary goal of the Alpha release is to demonstrate the concept of executable content, and enable WWW software developers to use the Java language to create compelling Web pages.

1.0Alpha3 for Solaris

The 1.0Alpha3 release runs on Sun Solaris 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 SPARC-based machines. It does not run on Solaris 1 (Sun OS 4.x), Solaris x86, or any non-Solaris platform.

Downloading Instructions

Instructions for employees of Sun Microsystems Inc.

1.0Alpha2 for Microsoft Windows NT

The 1.0Alpha2 release runs on intel x86 machines with Windows NT 3.5. It does not run on Windows '95.

Downloading Instructions

Source Release

The full sources for the 1.0Alpha3 Solaris release are available. See HotJava/Java Alpha3 Source Release for details. This page also includes information about what is involved in undertaking a port of HotJava/Java to another platform.

Additional Platform Support

In-house ports are underway for Microsoft Windows 95, and MacOS 7.5. These releases will be announced to our mailing lists when they are available. When ports to additional platforms are completed by others, their availability will also be announced.

Information

Frequently Asked Questions

A high-level summary of information available from the links on this page, plus answers to specific questions we've been asked.

Documentation

A wealth of material. Everything from white papers on Java and HotJava to an interactive guide to applet writing and reference material on the Java programming language.

The Latest Cool Applets

Some captivating examples of what can be done with the Java language and the World-Wide Web.

Mailing Lists

Subscribe to the various mailing lists.

Known Bugs and Frequently Requested Features

We've compiled a list of each to help you decide whether you need to send us mail.

Copyright and Licensing Information

The binaries are freely distributed for individual use.

Miscellaneous

Recruiting

Information about joining the Java project.

Meet the People

Meet the team that put together this release.

Java, The Language

The PostScript sources of the slides for the talk that Arthur van Hoff gave at the Solaris Developers Conference (~1Mb).

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