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says...
>
>Gavin writes:
>> Before Java *on* the 3000 will really be useful, libraries of Java
"Native
>> Methods" will need to be written to allow direct access to Image,
KSAM, the
>> File System Intrinsics, and whatever else people need.  It should be
>> possible for anyone with the HP3000 version of the JDK to write their
own
>> such routines, but I'm hoping that HP or the user community will be
able to
>> provide a standard set of HP3000 Java API extensions that everyone
can use.
>> I'd be working on the Image interface libraries myself right now if I
had
>> any free time at all.
>
>I don't know about the File System Intrinsics, but I think the rest
>will soon be available from MiniSoft, providers of the MS92 terminal
>emulator software. The August issue of the 3000 NewsWire (same issue as
>the WLPP; thanks for the copy, Wirt!) reports on a product line called
>Javelin. The article opens
>
>   "MiniSoft, Inc. (800.682.0200) is developing a new software product
>    line that will enable HP 3000 applications to run inside Netscape
>    and Microsoft browsers this fall."
>
>Later, the article states
>
>   "The Javelin line will also include a set of Java Objects
>    in the form of an IMAGE Software Developer's Kit, a class library
>    that will give Java programmers direct access to IMAGE databases
>    and KSAM files for client-server development."
>
>The part that kills me is the end of the article, which states
>
>   "The software will require an Internet connection through
>    Windows 95 or Windows NT and MPE/iX 4.0 or later, as well
>    as the Netscape 2.0 or Microsoft [Internet] Explorer 3.0
>    browser."
>
>I don't understand why a Java app(let) requires a specific platform
>on the client side. After all, I have Java-enabled Netscape 3.0 on
>my beloved Mac.
>
>The article mentions Richard Corn as being a developer of Javelin,
>but I'm unsure whether he has developed the entire product line for
>MiniSoft, or just the VPlus portion of it.
>
>Once again the 3000 NewsWire comes through with what I call "News you
can
>use -- immediately." Thanks, Ron!
>
>--Glenn Cole
>  Software al dente, Inc.
>  [log in to unmask]

The Javalin product from MiniSoft is expected to provide Java client
support for Image and other HP3000 file types in the same manner as
the existing Middle/FrontMan products from MiniSoft.
The Newswire article perhaps incorrectly stressed the operating system
on the client as a prequsite for Javalin. At one level, Javalin is
expected to be supported with any browser that supports Java. The
reality is that the Java implementations for various browsers are not
the same in thier quality and content. Java implementations for a
specific browser are not the same over all platforms. The idea that
Java will make platforms irelevant is a goal, like many of the open
systems/standards based protocols. The  implementations of Java and
other standard tools can vary widely and so does a vendor's ability to
support the platforms. As such, Javalin will be supported on Windows 95
and NT under Netscape to start with, expanding to other browsers and
platforms as MiniSoft can qualify them.
Thanks for your interest in Javalin!