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Foil 7 Java/HotJava Alpha vs JDK Beta Situation -- Alpha

From CRPC Lectures on Java Language Applets Graphics CRPC Annual Meeting Tutorial -- May 14,1996. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 Alpha release of Java/Hotjava included:
  • C source code for the Java interpreter (Virtual Machine)
  • Java foundation classes (base language support, I/O, networking, Internet protocols, windowing, graphics, utilities)
  • HotJava browser package used to build HotJava in Java. Includes 'hotjava' class which 'is' HotJava application.
2 In Short, Alpha Java/HotJava was a complete software release of all system components, free for research and subject to ($125K) licence for business use.
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