Find this at http://www.npac.syr.edu/users/gcf/javatutorial98.1/

Java Tutorial - Spring 1998 Part 1:Introduction to Java Language

Overview including History and alpha versus production issues

Comparison of Java and Javascript

Overall Java Philosophy and Features including security etc.

And in Remaining Parts of Tutorial!! Java Programming Language Object Oriented and Class Structure Exceptions Applet Programming and Threads Abstract Windowing Toolkit Networking and I/O Futures and HPCC Implications

Table of Contents for Java Tutorial - Spring 1998 Part 1:Introduction to Java Language

001 Java Tutorial - Spring 98
    Part 1:  Introduction to Java Language
    Applications and Applets
    http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/tutorials/Java/
    http://www.npac.syr.edu/users/gcf/javatutorial98.1/
002 Abstract of Java Tutorial
003 What is Java in a NutShell?
004 Resources for the Java Programming Language
005 Architecture of Java Applets
006 Incorporating Applets into 
    Web Pages
007 Running a Java Applet
008 Architecture of Java Applications
009 Java Applications in a Nutshell
010 The Simplest Java Application:  Hello, World!
011 Java Applets
012 Applet Tag: Calling Applets from HTML - I
013 Applet Tag: Calling Applets from HTML - II
014 <PARAM> Tags and Applets
015 The Simplest Java Applet:  Hello, World!
016 Displaying your applet in a Web page
017 Overview and History of Java Development
018 History of Java Language and Team
019 History of Java Language and Team until Dec. 95
020 Java Books -- I
021 Java  Books -- II
022 Java Books -- III
023 JDK 1.0 -- The Java Development Kit!
024 JDK 1.1 -- Java grows!
025 Java Web Servers
026 Java vs. JavaScript
027 Comparison of Java and JavaScript I
028 Comparison of Java and JavaScript II
029 Overall Java Philosophy and Features
030 Some Key Java Features
031 Java Features -- It's Simple and Familiar!
032 Java Features -- It's Object-oriented
033 Java Features -- It's  Architecture-Neutral
034 Java Features -- It's Portable
035 Java Features -- It's Somewhat Interpreted
036 Java Features -- It's Distributed
    (and supports parallel computing)
037 Java Features -- It's Robust
038 Java Features -- It's (Hopefully) Secure
039 Java Features -- High Performance
040 Java Features -- It's Multithreaded
041 Java Features -- It's Dynamic
042 Sun's Comparison of Language Features I
043 Sun's Comparison of Language Features II