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