Subject: JDK 1.3 out (Kestrel)

From: Omer F Rana <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 18:02:33 +0100 (BST)

Hi,

JDK 1.3 (beta) is out and can be downloaded from: 
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/

It is interesting to note that it offers the StrictNumerics
flag -- and java.lang.Math has been optimised for performance over
precision. Gamelan has an overview article at:

http://www.gamelan.com/journal/techfocus/092299_kestrel.html

regards
Omer

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