In order to create Java applications or applets, JavaSoft (part of Sun Microsystems) offers free development environment called as Java Developer's kit or JDK.or Java 2 Platform Standard Edition. JDK is currently available for most operating systems. You can obtain the JDK version for Solaris, Windows 95/NT and Macintosh directly from Sun’s web site. The address of this web site is: You can select Java 2 Platform Standard Edition V1.3.1. This will take you to Java 2 Platform Standard Edition v1.3.1 page. Go to the bottom left of the page and download the appropriate version for your OS. If you would like to download an earlier version, the hyperlinks are available from the bottom left of the page. We will be writing console applications and for this class. We will be using command prompt for writing code versus using an IDE. You can download the documentation separately. Installation instructions for Linux users are available at: Installation instructions for Windows users are available at: Installation instructions for Solaris users are available at: For Mac users the following web site is a good starting point: Click the above URL to download the documentation for Macintosh (JDK version 1.1.7 for Mac). The following tools are included in JDK:
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