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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 12:04:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Larry Marso <lsmarso@panix.com>
To: Michael Alwan <alwan@rma.edu>
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Subject: Re: beta Corel Office for Java
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Been there, done that.  I used the version 3.0 of Netscape's JAVA first,
then 4.0 (which was smoother).  Still, these are *slow*, hobbling apps,
even on a Pentium 200.

On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Michael Alwan wrote:

> To all:
> 
> Anyone know if this beta would run under FreeBSD with, say, the
>  Communicator 4.0 browser, which is Java-enabled?  To quote from
>  the release notes at Corel:
> 
> 
> > Platforms and Performance 
> >     Q. You say Corel® Office for Java? is platform independent,
>  but it isn't working on my platform . . . what's up? 
> >     A. Corel® Office for Java? can be operated either via a
>  Java-powered browser or directly on a platform that supports
> >     a JVM or JavaOS. The number of supported operating systems 
> and browsers increases almost daily and includes SUN
> >     Solaris, AIX, OS/2, Windows® 95, Windows NT® and Macintosh®.
>  Corel® Office for Java? is ideally suited for
> >     organizations deploying the NC and fully supports 
> NCs developed by vendors such as Sun, IBM and Oracle. Consult
> >     the release notes for an update on cross-platform testing. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
>