Obtaining Java Development Kits (JDKs) and Web Browsers

Obtaining JDKs

In order to run any of the sample 3270 Pathway Java Applications it is necessary to first obtain and install a Java Development Kit or JDK.

3270 Pathway is written to the Java version 1.1 API. 3270 Pathway will not run on Java 1.0. You should obtain the latest bug-fix release of JDK 1.1 for your platform. At the time of writing the latest available JDK is JDK 1.1.8.

The following list details locations where version 1.1 JDKs for various platforms can be obtained:

AIX http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/index.html
Linux http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html
Microsoft Windows http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/index.html
OS/2 http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/index.html
Solaris http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/index.html

JDK 1.1 is also available for a number of other platforms. A good place to start looking for them is http://www.javasoft.com/products/jdk/jdk-ports.html

Obtaining Java 1.1 Compliant Web Browsers

To use 3270 Pathway in an applet, it requires a Web Browser that supports the Java 1.1 API. At time of writing, some browsers which provide this level of Java support are as follows:

  1. Netscape Communicator 4.07
  2. Sun Microsystems HotJava Browser version 1.1.5
  3. Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0

It should be noted that earlier versions of these browsers do not provide a sufficient level of Java 1.1 support. Particularly Netscape Communicator prior to version 4.07 is not sufficient to run 3270 Pathway.


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