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From: stidolph@magnet.com (David Stidolph)
Subject: Re: What is JAVA?
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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 19:26:33 GMT
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Summary: Java is a programming language
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In article <NEWTNews.819406516.32393.sellers@sellers.sellers.com>,
   John Sellers <sellers@sellers.com> wrote:
>
>> On 14 Dec 1995, Nasser Abbasi wrote:
>> > >What is JAVA 
>> > The Java program is running processing your inputs and perfoming 
>> > actions based on these inputs.
>> > You insert the Jave source code inside the HTML source code itself.
>> Java is also known as "Virus Implementation Language".
>> 
>My understanding is that JAVA is safe because of the restrictions on JAVA 
>Applets.

Java is a programming language that grew out of C++, but many features from 
C++ have changed or been removed.  The biggest single difference is that Java 
is compiled to a psuedo code that is interpreted by the users system.  This is 
the same technique used by USCD pascal many years ago.  One advantage to this 
is that you only have to impliment this interpreter on a target platform and 
you have the entire java enviorment and all applications created using it.  In 
other words, you can write one program and have it run unchanged on Windows 
95, the Macintosh (original and Power PC) and Sun Workstation.

Java is important for Web writers, but it is just a programming language - one 
more difficult to learn than something like visual basic.  Don't expect Java 
to change the world - just make web pages a little more interactive.

A Java applet is a definable window on a web page that is under the control of 
a downloadable piece of code.  Imagine a form with input fields that are self 
validating without contacting a server.  Each input field could be a applet.

For those intereasted in programming in Java, Symantec has posted a add on to 
their Windows compiler that will help you develop Java applications and 
applets.

Hope this helps,

David Stidolph
Some assembly required.

