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== Potentially interesting Java programs ==
== Potentially interesting Java programs ==


* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Interactive_labs_%28Java_applet%29 Wikiversity courses are likely to require Java]
* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Interactive_labs_(Java_applet) Wikiversity courses are likely to require Java]
* [http://jmol.org Jmol], an open-source java applet (and application) for viewing 3D molecular structures. Children can, for example, explore the [http://www.umass.edu/molvis/tutorials/dna 3D structure and function of DNA] as well as vitamins, drugs (such as anti-HIV drugs), or proteins (such as [http://www.umass.edu/molvis/tutorials/hemoglobin hemoglobin and its sickle disease variant common in Africa]).
* [http://jmol.org Jmol], an open-source java applet (and application) for viewing 3D molecular structures. Children can, for example, explore the [http://www.umass.edu/molvis/tutorials/dna 3D structure and function of DNA] as well as vitamins, drugs (such as anti-HIV drugs), or proteins (such as [http://www.umass.edu/molvis/tutorials/hemoglobin hemoglobin and its sickle disease variant common in Africa]).
* http://alice.org/ - Alice 3D Authoring system, from the Stage3 Research Group at Carnegie Mellon University. (judging from the hardware requirements that would probably be using the OLPC to the limits)
* http://alice.org/ - Alice 3D Authoring system, from the Stage3 Research Group at Carnegie Mellon University. (judging from the hardware requirements that would probably be using the OLPC to the limits)
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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm]


: Initially, Java is '''not''' available on the laptop. [[JavaScript]]—technologically-wise unrelated to it—will be.
: Initially, Java is '''not''' available on the laptop. [[JavaScript]]

== Alternatives to Java on the laptop ==

See "[[Thin client]]" for the implications of a server based approach.

* http://swingweb.sourceforge.net/swingweb/

== See also ==

* [[Talk:Educational Software#JAVA]]
* [[Ask OLPC a Question about Software#Java on the OLPC]]


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Revision as of 09:09, 11 June 2007

Installing Java

Potentially interesting Java programs

Java becoming open source

Do the following pages about Java becoming free and open source have implications for using Java on the OLPC laptop?

http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm

Initially, Java is not available on the laptop. JavaScript