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Java 1.4.1 Update 1 for Mac OS X

Posted by pudge on from the update-yer-software dept.

hrbrmstr writes "Regular updaters will already know, but Apple issued an update to Java today. It adds the following enhancements: improved Java applet support for Safari and other web browsers that support the Java Internet Plug-In; improved drawing correctness and performance; changes to Java 1.3.1 that provide support for Oracle11i client applications on Mac OS X; improved stability, memory usage, and correctness."

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  1. Re:Java + OSX == happy by psyconaut · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Huh? I just said that OSX + Java is very nice now! It's almost Java nirvana! ;-)

    -psy

  2. Robocode? by Hanji · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does anyone know if robocode works right with this new version? It's the one program I've found that seems to run *much* better on windows Java distros than on OS X (it's basically unusable). I'd really like to see that working, because it's a great game, and a fun way to learn Java.

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  3. Do these updates let Hushmail work on OSX yet? by ratkins · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think Hushmail is using some wierdo sun.* encryption library that hasn't so far been included with Apple's Java libraries. Have they fixed this? It sucks having to check my Hushmail account at work...

  4. 1.4.1? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I thought Java was up to 1.4.2. Is there a reason to be one revision behind?

  5. Installing JBuilder on OSX by WatertonMan · · Score: 4, Interesting
    OSX Hints has the following on how to install JBuilder.

    BTW - where did you hear Borland dropped Mac support because of language adherence? I've never heard that. I heard more that people were simply picking Eclipse or Project Builder over JBuilder. I'm not sure why. What little I've played with it JBuilder seemed pretty nice, although my Java friends all seem to dislike its auto-code generation.

    Admittedly Borland has been pushing their .NET plans a lot. I'm not sure if that will end up working for them though. As nice as their product is, it doesn't offer that much more compelling than Visual Studio other than their UML integration. (Which admittedly is pretty damn cool - but I wonder how many in practice use UML)

    1. Re:Installing JBuilder on OSX by nikster · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Just a tip if JB doesn't work for you: use Eclipse. it works. even on my tiBook 667/512M.
      IMHO it's better than JB or NetBeans (ugh)... and free and open source, too.

  6. Re:Yeah but ... by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I know it was a joke, but FYI, work is being done to make Limewire work with JDK 1.4.x. Because of the major difeferences between the MRJ and the JDK, there has been a lot of changes, to the OS X specific code.

    I am not sure if the latest release version supports JDK 1.4.x, but last time I looked ( a few months ago) there was still a separate branch in cvs for the new changes. For more info, see the Limewire development site.

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