# JDC Bulletin

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    Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 03:14:22 GMT

    Message-Id: <199807230314.DAA19008@hermes.javasoft.com>

    From: JDCBulletin@sun.com

    Subject: JDC Bulletin

    To: JDCBulletin@sun.com

Welcome to the Java(sm) Developer Connection(sm) Bulletin

JDK(tm) 1.2 BETA 4 EARLY ACCESS RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE for download. The
Java(tm) Development Kit 1.2 brings new functionality to areas including
Java(tm) 2D, accessibility, drag and drop, application services, Java
extensions framework, collections, input methods, version identification,
reference objects, Java interface definition language (IDL), Java Virtual
Machine Debugger Interface (JVMDI), and Javadoc doclets.

Major enhancements have been added to JavaBeans(tm) components, Java
Security, Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI), object serialization, Java
Sound, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC(tm)), reflection, Java ARchive (JAR),
and Java Native Interface (JNI). Performance enhancements include:
Solaris(tm) native thread support, memory compression for loaded classes,
faster memory allocation and garbage collection, monitor speedups, and
native library JNI port.

Note: The JDK 1.2 Beta 4 software includes the Japanese locale. This
inclusion is meant to streamline the beta testing process and generate user
feedback so that a more complete and stable final release is reached. The
specific locales to be bundled with the JDK 1.2 final FCS version have not
yet been determined.

To access JDK 1.2 Beta 4, see:

http://java.sun.com/jdc/earlyAccess/index.html

Questions? To make sure you get your questions about the JDK 1.2 Beta 4
software answered as quickly as possible, here are the steps to follow:

1. Read the JDK 1.2 README and Release Notes.

2. Search for JDK 1.2 on the JDC.

3. Read the JDK 1.2 DukeDollars newsgroups, especially the JDK 1.2
newsgroup, which are probably the quickest way to get your individual
questions answered. To access the newsgroups, use the following address
and click the GroupReader Applet on the JDC Applet Toolbar:

http://java.sun.com/jdc/toolbar.shtml

Comments? Suggestions? If you have comments or suggestions about the JDK
1.2 Beta 4 software, send them via email to the addresses given below. We
read each email message, but because of the large volume of mail we
receive, we cannot respond individually to each one.

Note: Please don't use these addresses to ask technical questions or
request programming assistance.

1. The most direct way to reach an engineering team is to write to the
team whose email address is listed at the bottom of the corresponding home
page in the JDK documentation. For example, to send comments to the Swing
team, go to the following location and use the email address at the bottom
of the page:

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/guide/swing/index.html

2. If the area you have a comment or suggestion about doesn't seem to have
an email address, send email to the following:

jdk-comments@java.sun.com

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