Java Applets

A Java(tm) applet is a Java program that can be included in an HTML page, much like an image can be included. When you use a Java-compatible browser to view a page that contains a Java applet, the applet's code is transferred to your system and executed by the browser. (For detailed information on how to include an applet in an HTML page, refer to the description of the applet tag.)

Netscape Navigator(tm) browser users:: Here are some applets we've written that Netscape Navigator 2.0 can run.
HotJava(tm) browser users:: Here are some applets we've written that HotJava can run.

You can find other people's applets at Gamelan, a directory and registry of Java resources. You can also submit your own applet for them to include.

As you can probably tell, the Netscape Navigator 2.0 browser can run a different set of applets than the current version of the HotJava browser can run. The Netscape Navigator browser runs applets adhering to the final 1.0 API. The HotJava browser hasn't been updated yet; it can run only old applets, written to the 1.0 Alpha API. Applets that run in Netscape Navigator 2.0 will also run in the Applet Viewer (a tool distributed in the Java Developers Kit). Some pages, such as this one, work equally well with both browsers, since they include both the old and new versions of an applet. Most applets use the new API, and thus do not work in HotJava.

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