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[DIR] Parent Directory        22-May-1997 03:00      -  
[   ] COPYRIGHT               30-Apr-1996 04:51     3k  
[DIR] bin/                    03-May-1996 00:08      -  
[DIR] lib/                    03-May-1996 00:12      -  

                   README: HotJava 1.0 preBeta1

This directory and all the directories below it contain the complete
HotJava 1.0 preBeta1 release of the HotJava Internet browser.

To run HotJava from the same directory where this README file is
located, simply type:

	./bin/hotjava				UNIX
	.\bin\hotjava				WinNT & Win95

or:

	./bin/hotjava URL			UNIX
	.\bin\hotjava URL			WinNT & Win95

If you specify a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), HotJava will treat that
as its home page for this instance of HotJava. (By default, you'll see the 
HotJava Welcome page before the home page. You can turn off the Welcome
page for future invocations of HotJava using HotJava's Display Preferences 
page.)

You can also add the HotJava bin directory to your PATH environment variable,
add <your-HotJava-directory>/bin/hotjava to a menu of programs, or whatever 
other method you typically use for running programs.

NOTE: If you run HotJava in a networked environment, and you have 
trouble accessing Web pages, you probably need to set proxy servers 
to enable access outside of your company network. Proxies are the
servers or gateways for internet access through your network firewall. 
To specify proxy servers, choose Proxies from the Preferences submenu
of the HotJava View menu. Ask your system administrator for the proxy
information specific to your site.

Supported Platforms
-------------------
HotJava preBeta1 is available for SPARC Solaris (version 2.4 and above), 
Windows NT for the Intel processor, and Windows 95.  

Support for Solaris x86 and Macintosh systems will be available by 
HotJava 1.0 FCS.

HotJava preBeta1 *may* work on Solaris 2.3, but that platform has not
been tested, so it is not supported. 

Running HotJava on remote X-servers has only had minimal testing. It 
appears to work, but it is not supported.

HotJava will NOT run on Solaris 1.x (SunOs 4.x), Windows 3.1, or Windows
3.11.

The HotJava package contains:
-----------------------------
- README
	The file you're reading now.

- COPYRIGHT
	You must make sure you understand the Copyright and License 
	information in this file before using this release.

- UsersGuide
	This directory is a placeholder for future use. Currently, the 
	UsersGuide only lives on the JavaSoft web site.  You can access 
	it via the HotJava Help menu. 

- docs
	Miscellaneous document files that reside on your local system, such
	as the HotJava Release Notes that you access via the HotJava
	Help menu. 

	NOTE: All of the documentation for HotJava, except for this README
	file, can be accessed via the HotJava Help menu. Some of it resides 
	locally, but much of it lives at the JavaSoft web site. See the 
	"Where to find more information" section below.

- bin/HotJava
	The HotJava program. 
	 
- lib
	Miscellaneous files needed for HotJava. Of particular note are the
        following:
	
	- lib/classes.zip
		DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE! It is needed by the compiler 
		and interpreter.

	- lib/properties
		This is the complete template and system defaults for the 
		HotJava properties file. Look here to see the possible 
		values you can set in your personal properties file to
		customize your version of HotJava.  On Solaris systems, your 
		personal properties file lives in:

		    <your-home-directory>/.hotjava/properties 

		On Windows NT and Windows 95 systems, your personal 
		properties file is in:

		    <hotjava-install-directory>\.hotjava\properties

	- lib/hotjava/* and lib/templates/*
		Many of HotJava's pages are HTML pages you can 
		customize by replacing the HTML files in these
		directories. The pages in lib/hotjava are used by HotJava
 		"as is." The pages in lib/templates contain textual elements
		that are substituted as appropriate when displayed.

	- lib/images/*
		HotJava's GIF images. Again, you can customize your version
 		of HotJava by replacing the GIF images that live here.


NOTE: This release of HotJava does not include the Java Developer's Kit (JDK). 
The JDK is available separately; see the JavaSoft home page at 
http://java.sun.com.


Where to find more information
------------------------------
The information provided in this file is only intended to be basic information
about the HotJava release package, plus how to run HotJava.  

Once you're running HotJava, use the Help menu to access the following 
information:

- HotJava User's Guide (details about HotJava's features, and how to use it)

- HotJava Getting Started Page (beginning tutorial-style information)

- HotJava FAQ (frequently asked questions about HotJava)

- Release Notes (important information about this release, including 
  changes since the previous version of HotJava, features planned for
  HotJava 1.0 but not yet implemented, workarounds to problems, 
  and links to the Known Bugs and Requested Features documents)

- JavaSoft Home Page (where you can find the latest information about 
  HotJava and all our other products)

- About HotJava (Version Information, Product Team, and a link to the 
  Copyright page)

You can also use the HotJava help menu to send us bug reports and general
comments. Or, send comments to hotjava-comments@java.sun.com and bugs to
hotjava-bugs@java.sun.com.