Re: More: OS/2-Netscape 2.02 and JDK 1.1.1

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Re: More: OS/2-Netscape 2.02 and JDK 1.1.1

Dennis Peterson
It even kinda works! Many of the 1.1 demo apps work fine, some do not (bouncing
heads, for example.)

I am encouraged!

dp

On Wed, 03 Sep 97 21:45:42 +0100, Stefan Gombar wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I am posting parts of the README of 'njbrigde.zip'. People who are interested
>in this file can download it from anonymous-ftp 'os2forum.or.at' in the
>'incoming' directory. It's about 100kB.
>
>README for the Netscape-Java11 Bridge
>=====================================
>
>Features
>--------
>
>This pre-alpha release contains an upgrade to the JEmpower software
>that shipped with Netscape Navigator 2.02. This "bridge" allows
>Netscape to run Java 1.1 applets using the OS/2 JDK 1.1.
>
>
>Prerequisites
>-------------
>
>1. OS/2 JDK 1.1.1 GA. Download it from:
>   http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/java111/f-server.htm.
>
>2. Netscape Navigator 2.02 refresh June 24 or later.
>   Download the latest from:
>   http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp/
>
>
>Installation
>------------
>
>1. Unzip njbridge.zip into a temporary directory.
>
>2. Run install.cmd, passing the drive letter where your \java11 directory
>   is located, followed by the drive letter where your \netscape directory
>   located. For example, type
>
>   install c d
>
>   if java11 is in c:\java11 and netscape is in d:\netscape.
>
>3. Add the new jempcl10.zip path to the start of your CLASSPATH in config.sys:
>
>   set classpath=x:\java11\lib\jempcl10.zip;<other stuff>
>
>   where x is the drive letter where your \java11 directory is located.
>
>5. Reboot to activate the new classpath.
>
>
>Deactivation
>------------
>
>To deactivate the bridge, so that Netscape runs Java 1.02 again, or to re-activate
>it run njbridge.cmd passing the following arguments:
>
>action Desired action: activate, deactivate, or query
>java11Drive Drive letter where java11 is installed, e.g. 'd'
>netscapeDrive Drive letter where netscape is installed, e.g. 'd'
>
>For example:
>
>njbridge deactivate c d
>
>Netscape.exe must be shutdown before running njbridge.cmd. There is no need
>to reboot after executing.
>
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Stefan Gombar
>
>
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