From owner-freebsd-java Thu Feb 19 21:44:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA19576 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 21:44:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.mt.sri.com (sri-gw.MT.net [206.127.105.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA19539 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 21:44:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nate@mt.sri.com) Received: from mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by ns.mt.sri.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA19724; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 22:44:08 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from nate@rocky.mt.sri.com) Received: by mt.sri.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA11857; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 22:43:55 -0700 Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 22:43:55 -0700 Message-Id: <199802200543.WAA11857@mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Philip Sydney Lavers Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i downloaded java now what? In-Reply-To: <34ECD681.41C67EA6@ign.com.au> References: <34ECD681.41C67EA6@ign.com.au> X-Mailer: VM 6.29 under 19.15 XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I have down loaded java and installed it in /usr/local/jdk1.1.5 as > recommended > I did this because my Netscape 3.01 will not view a web site, > www.geobits.com that my kids gave me as a birthday present, although any > of my win95 browsers see it ok Installing java will not help you, since the java inside of the browser is a completely independent work from the JDK. The purpose of the JDK is to develop Java programs, sort of like having a C compiler. To run applets, you need a better browser. Try getting a newer version of netscape (available in ports). Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message