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Using Java

The easiest way to take advantage of Java in your own web pages is to include pre-existing applets. There are many freely-distributed, general-purpose applets available.

Set up a Java Capable Browser

If you don't have one, you will need to get a Java enabled browser. You might try The Java Repository
If you want to do your own Java programming, or want to experiment with stand alone Java programs, you will probably want the JDK (Java Developer's Kit) too.

Include Applets in your Pages

Download the necessary files. Usually, this is just a collection of .class files, though there may be image files, etc. as well.
Install them in a location accessible to your web server.
Embed them in your web page, via the <applet> tag. (See the documentation from Sun).

A few Good Applets

Viewer3D -- Daeron Meyer's prototype of a Java OOGL viewer
Sun's Animation Applet -- a general purpose animator that animates a sequence of image files, with sound.
Euclid's Elements -- an applet reminiscent of Geometer's sketchpad.
Convex Hull -- A slick convex hull calculator
Graphing Applet -- Draws user input graphs with their derivatives.
Jlpr -- A PostScript printer applet which let's you print applets.

Many more can be found at Gamelan.

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