README Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition Version 1.3.

0 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 Java Developer Connection web site: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/install-windows.html 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 - Features added since version 1.2 of the Java 2 SDK. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/relnotes/features.html

* Guide to Features - Complete list of all features. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/index.html#guide 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 The on-line Java 2 SDK Documentation contains API specifications, developer guides, tool reference pages, demos, and links to related information. It is located at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/ 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 Java 2 SDK download page: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-docs.html 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://java.sun.com/ The Java Software web site, with the latest information on Java technology, product information, news, and features. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/ Java 2 SDK Product and Download Page http://java.sun.com/docs Java Platform Documentation provides access to white papers, the Java Tutorial and other documents. http://developer.java.sun.com/ The Java Developer Connection web site. (Free registration required.) Additional technical information, news, and

features; user forums; support information, and much more. http://java.sun.com/products/ Java Technology Products & API http://www.sun.com/solaris/java/ Java Platform Technologies for the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment -----------------------------------------------------------------------The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, is a product of Sun Microsystems(TM), Inc. This product includes code licensed from RSA Data Security. Copyright 1997-2000, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303-4900 USA. All rights reserved.