Sam expounded:
>as for myself, I perceive a relationship to exist. Maybe we just have
>different ways of distinguishing relationships from non-relationships.
Apply Occam's razor (steady now!). We humans are always seeking meaningless
relationships.
>It is if though I were seen in frequent association with a female
>acquaintance. Some people might perceive that we are "into a relationship".
>Others might have a different perception. If she were a blond, then I
>might find myself frequently called upon to do my best in serving as her
>interpreter. This would indeed be a relationship.
Is anyone else getting a mental picture of W.C.Fields accompanying Samantha
Fox in lieu of Mae West?
http://samfox.com/newsitenearlyready/samfox/samfox1.gif
AFAIK the 16-bit Java Development Kit has been abandoned, as have any plans
to port it to Babbage's Difference Engine :-(
Sincerely,
Jake
>From "HTML: The Definitive Guide" by Musciano & Kennedy, published by
O'Reilly in 1998, p.428
"Today, one language dominates the applet programming world: Java. Developed
by Sun Microsystems of Mountain View, California, Java supports an object-
oriented programming style wherein classes of applets can be used and reused
to build complex applications.
"By invention, applets built from the same language should run with any
browser that supports them. In reality, certain Microsoft implementation
decisions have caused some valid Java applets to fail when running on
Internet Explorer. Hopefully, Microsoft will fix these problems and Java
will remain a universal programming language for the Web. In any case, the
conscientious Java programmer should keep abreast of the latest technology
and create applets that are certifiably 100% pure Java. Microsoft, in
particular, is trying to get programmers to use proprietary extensions to
Java that will work only on Microsoft platforms and refusing to support key
parts of the standard. We recommend avoiding any vendor extensions to Java
that deviate from the standard Java 1.1 version currently in widespread
use.
"We should take this opportunity to mention also ActiveX, an alternative
applet programming technology available only from Microsoft. ActiveX is
proprietary, closely coupled to various versions of Microsoft Windows, and
is fully functional only when used with Internet Explorer. ActiveX applets
will run on versions of Internet Explorer targeted to various versions of
Windows, but a single ActiveX applet will not run on these different
versions without recompilation. This is in contrast with Java applets,
where a single Java applet can be written and compiled once and immediately
run on a broad range of browsers and operating systems.
"ActiveX also presents an unacceptably high security risk to any user whose
browser supports ActiveX technology. It is ridiculously easy to penetrate
and damage a computer running a browser that allows ActiveX applets to be
executed. For this reason, we cannot recommend ActiveX as a viable applet
implementation technology and we go so far as to recommend that users
disable ActiveX capability within their browser - specifically Internet
Explorer."
