java is supposed to work on a lot of platforms. however the language is still
in development, and the browser manufacturers have been somewhat slow
responding to sun's changes to java. here's a table of what this client has
been reported to run on:

Browser         Operating system        running?        with java-1.1 features           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Netscape 4.06   Solaris 2.6             yes             yes
                
Netscape 4.06   GNU/linux 2.1.x         yes             yes

Netscape 4.50   MacOS 8.x               yes             not completely
                                                        (restricted TextAreas
																												etc)

Micro$oft4.5x   window$ 95              yes             yes
internet
explorer

Micro$oft4.5x   MacOS 8.x	              yes             yes
internet
explorer