Re: Macintosch

[aancheta@mnl.mnl.sequel.net]

>
>> >>         Does anyone know why my Javascripts work with windows and not with
>> >> the Mac?
>> >
>> >Please correct me if I am wrong here, but the last I heard was that there
>> >was not a Java interpreter for Mac yet, and thus... Netscape 2.0 for Mac
>> >wouldn't be able to handle this.  I don't know if this is still the case,
>> >nor can I even remember where I heard this information, so for now... it
>> >is nothing more than hear-say.
>> 
>> First of all, he's talking about JavaScript, not Java.
>> JavaScript has been in Netscape from way back... As to
>> *Java*, the Mac version is in beta.
>> 
>Perhaps this is where I'm getting a little confused... just what is the 
>difference between the java applets that have to be compiled 
>beforehand... and the javascript that is in the HTML?  Wouldn't they both 
>in the end have the same results, with just a few minor detailed 
>changes?  Either way... what differences are there in the end?
>
>I was under the assumption that they would be the same... oh well... 
>guess that's what i get for assuming. :)  Any info on this would be more 
>than appreciative.
>

Here's a quote from  Rawn Shah's  "Beginner's JavaScript"
from http://www.javaworld.com/jw-03-1996/jw-03-javascript.intro.html :

"JavaScript provides this Client-side API to take care of the nuisances 
of static Web text. Netscape is also working on creating a server-side system 
with JavaScript, possibly with a link to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
for backward compatibility. It is currently available on all the Netscape
2.0 beta version browsers and runs on all the different platforms. 

*Note to Mac users*: just because JavaScript is available in the Mac browser, 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
it does not mean that your Mac Netscape 2.0 browser can do Java applets. The
Macintosh and Windows 3.1 versions of the Netscape 2.0 still do not support
Java. "






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