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From: Joe Ryan <ryan@neuro.fsu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: JAVA: Is there a JAVA implementation for FreeBSD ?
Date: 7 Nov 1995 17:36:17 GMT
Organization: Florida State University
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For general information on Java, go to http://java.sun.com

They (Sun) currently have JDKs (Java Development Kits) for
Windows NT/95 (Intel x86) and SPARC Solaris (2.3 or higher).

For other ports - like FreeBSD!! - they specifically say:
<< from: http://java.sun.com/faq2.html#A2 >>

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A4. What about a version for my favorite platform XYZ? When can I get it? 

These are extremely popular questions, and important ones. What we can
currently say is: 

    Macintosh (MacOS 7.5):  1.0 FCS targeted for early 96

    Amiga, Linux, NeXT, OS/2, Windows 3.1, Windows 32s, ...:
      We've provided our Solaris source code to make third-party
      ports like these possible, but we are not officially
      overseeing or tracking them.  For more information, you can
      check out platform-specific mailing lists:
      http://java.sun.com/Mail/external_lists.html.
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So, just check here periodically:
http://java.sun.com/Mail/external_lists.html



Joe
PS  Yeah, Java is the next BIG wave to hit the web. Catch it, or be lost!