about Java environment

• Windows
• Unix-like OS
• Macintosh

Windows

• Internet Explorer
  
  If my applets do not run with your IE, please download and install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
  Please follow the instructions below.
  
  
  • Please visit Java download page, and click the "Download" button.
    
    
  • Then Java (JRE) would automatically be downloaded and installed.
    
    
  • Java (JRE) can be configured from "Java" in "Control Panel".
    
    
  It is known that Firefox freezes when it is used with Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0 Update 4 or Update 5.
  In that case, please install the JRE 1.6.0 Update 6 or later to avoid the hang up.
  
  If you require an offline install file, please select "Java Runtime Environment (JRE)" from java.sun.com.
  
  My applets are also tested with Microsoft Java VM (Java 1.1.4 compliant), but it has not already been provided.
  So, please download the above JRE.
  
  
• Firefox, Opera, and Safari
  
  If you install Java Runtime Environment (JRE), my applets would run on Firefox, Opera, and Safari
  (But I did not test with Opera and Safari.)
  
  
• Netscape
  
  Netscape is no longer supported by the vendor. I highly recommend you to switch to Firefox or other browsers.

Unix-like OS

ln -s $jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so  $mozilla/plugins/

• Linux
  
  • JRE: It can be downloaded from Java (JRE) download page.
    
    
  • Firefox: It can be downloaded from Firefox web page.
    
    
  • Opera: It can be downloaded from Opera web page.
  
  Please select $jre/plugin/i386/ns7/ or $jre/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/ depending on the compiler with which your browser was built.
  
  
• Solaris
  
  • JRE: It can be downloaded from Java (JRE) download page.
    
    
  • Firefox: It can be downloaded from mozilla official ftp server (contrib directory).
  
  
  
• HP-UX
  
  • JRE: It can be downloaded from HP.
    
    
  • Firefox: It can be downloaded from HP.
    
    
  • Mozilla: It can be downloaded from HP.
  
  Note that I did not test my applets with HP-UX.
  
  
• FreeBSD
  (Notice: I no longer use FreeBSD, thus the following information would not be updated.)
  
  (The followings are old information in 2003.)
  Netscape7 for linux work with linux-emulation.
  Get the latest ports with CVS, and install ports/www/netscape7.
  It might be required to comment out the FORBIDDEN line in the Makefile. (I could take no responsibility for your doing that ;-) )
  Please do not forget to install JRE (Java Runtime Environment) during the installation of netscape7.
  
  And you can also use the FreeBSD-native Java. Its status in March 2003 is as follows.
  
  • [ports/java/jdk13]
    
    • without HotSpot : It works as a plugin for mozilla.
    • with HotSpot : It works as a plugin for mozilla on FreeBSD 5.0 or later. (The environment variable should be set as "export THREADS_FLAG=native" in the mozilla script.)
    
    
  • [ports/java/jdk14]
    It does not work as a plugin.
  
  Moreover, on FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT, you should execute "ln -s 'aj' /etc/malloc.conf" or set the environment varibale MALLOC_OPTIONS as aj.

Macintosh