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Show F6 The Salt Lake Tribune BUSINESS Sunday, January 14, 1996 It’s Caffeine-Free, But Java Can Perk Up Internet Ry Joe Kils I know you're all getting brain freeze lately trying to p up with thelatest Internet jargon but thaw out for just a minute. There is a new word worth remembering: Java In fact. moveJava to thetop of the list. During the next few months, you will hear more 4 more about ‘ava andhowit’s rey nformation updates — without requiring you to click on anything to get the update — andlive chat- ed one, ting via the Web. capabilities that should make the Internet easier pricey one from a company like Microsoft? for the average computer owner. Created by Sun Microsystems of Mountain View, Calif., Javais being touted as the most signifit software to hit the Internet since theadvent of Web browsers. Fortunately for Microsoft, Java Some even have s ed that Java poses a serious threat to Microsoft Corp.'s dominance of the olutionizing the Inte What exactly is Java? It is software that allows World Wide Web site designersto create small world software market If. for example, you quickly could download an inexpensive programs called applets. It has nothing todo withapples nterne ¢ ng,> ther there are twotypes of Java applets, known as alpha and beta. Each requires er you need- why would you want a applets are not that sophisticated yet. Still, one measure of Java's potential is Microsoft's recent decision to pay Sun forthe right to incorporate Java applets in its fu- ture software products. Microsoft joined 28 other leading computing comp: to HotJava, a Web Address: http://java sin com Here are some of the sites where you can see Java in action: its own software in order to pro- @cNet: Oneof the Web's most duce them on yourscreen The newest ones are beta applets. To see them, you need to download thelatest version of the Netscape Navigator web browser. sophisticated electronic maga- zines, cNet has scrolling Javabased news ticker on its home page. Whenyou arriveatthe site. appears as though youare painting with Impressionistie brush strokes Address: http://reality.sgi- com/grafica/impression/imppaint.html @ EarthWeb: This company, an Internet consulting service with offices in San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C., has embraced Java wholeheartedly. It has created a numberof Java the ticker scrolls headlines across the middleof yourscreen applets on its own. Among them: a which has a built-in ability to “see” Java applets. Download Netscape’s 2.0 beta 3 edition from http://www.netscape.com Address: http://www.cnet.com Tetris; a self-solving maze, which @The Impressionist: This a very cool “painting” applet. You such as America Youalsocan get the beta 4 edi- Online, AT&T and Hewlett-Packard, that have embraced Java as a standard for future programs download browser that Sun created for the purpose of demonstrating Java's power. Start at Sun's home page tion at this address ftp://ftp.netseape.com To see alpha applets, you need F 2 choose one of nine images that youwantto reveal on your screen. Then drag your mouse across a blank box and the image slowly aa) 3-D gamecalled Netris, similar to knows how to back up whenit makes mistakes; and an interactive bouncing ball that you can click on and “throw.” Address: http://www.earth- web.com Ie AL a eyShow OffYour New Television with One of There is no shortageof what designers can do with applets. They can make text dance on your screen or animate cartoon charac- These Fine Entertainment Centers ters. 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