Summary of November 15Web-Walkers meeting (UNC-CH)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 10:56:23 -0500
From: Judy Hallman
To: web-walkers@unc.edu
Subject: Summary of November 15 meeting on Hot Java
To Web-Walkers:
Summary of November 15 meeting on Hot Java
Thanks to Bob Schreiner for help with notes
Preliminaries:
We briefly discussed a new structure for the departments and organizations
page -- at http://www.unc.edu/~hallman/depts/. There were some good
suggestions -- add "people" to the search options (the campus directory),
and add descriptions of the categories.
Followup: I checked with a few people in University Relations and
there are some problems with what I have proposed. I need to do
some more work on this page.
Question: Can students keep pages after graduation?
Answer: No. But class pages can be continued.
Announcement: Special presentation by John Loonsk November 29.
Presentation:
Paul Jones headed up this presentation, assisted by Bob Henshaw and
Mark McCarthy.
Paul pointed out the network load for pushdown annimation that is
elminated by using Java. Applications software needed is downloaded
automatically and run on the local machine; he noted that the moving clock
he was displaying on the screen was being controlled by software running
on the local machine.
The outline of the first part of Paul's presentation is at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pjones/java/.
Java helps programmers, designers, and browsers (the people).
Java is a programming language like C++; it is object oriented, but simpler
than C++.
Java helps designers. Don't think of it as programming; it's like HTML
-- easy. applets are coded using . Look familiar?
Browsers (people) get software (for example, to play sound) on demand. No
more helper apps to keep up with. True local interactivity.
For some samples, see Mark's page -- http://sunsite.unc.edu/marky-
java.html. The demo was slow because it was bringing down 40 images and
the network was slow.
Java is not available for the Mac yet; expected early in '96.
Java was designed with security in mind. Browsers can't write anything.
Your applet code is checked as it is compiled.
With Java, it's easy to move images around on your local machine; the
images are download, but then you can move them around as you wish -- it's
not like dragging gif files; it's more like moving around refigerator
magnets.
Applets are usually small. http://www.gamelan.com/ is a distribution
center for applets.
Other URLs to check out are:
http://java.sun.com/
http://www.javasoft.com/
http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/
Hot Java is Sun's browser; Java is the language.
The speakers pointed out that the Netscape code isn't clean yet. You need
Netscape 2, Win 95, Sun, or Windows NT. It's not available yet on Macs,
Windows 3.1, or linux.
Bob pointed out a page of helpful information for potential Java
developers at http://ils.unc.edu/blaze/java/javadesign.html, and that you
cannot use the Save As command to download an applet to a local drive like
you can an html page.
While it is clear that not everyone can use Java yet, we were encouraged
to try things out and get ready for when everyone can use it.
Followup notes: Carolyn Kotlas , IAT, has added
the URLs for the sites shown at this presentation to a HotJava resource
list she already had on the IAT's Web server. The updated page is at URL:
http://www.iat.unc.edu/library/liblinks/hotjava.html
There is also a local newsgroup, unc.java, for developing, porting and
using the java object oriented language and the HotJava WWW browser
Attendees:
Deb Aikat, JOMC, daikat at email.unc.edu
Arturo Barrios, OIT, arturo_barrios at unc.edu
Lea Blanton, Friday Center, lea_blanton at unc.edu
Tom Bowers, JOMC, tom_bowers at unc.edu
Ann Brookhart, Housing, ann_brookhart at unc.edu
Andy Broughton, Sch. of Social Work, abrought at email.unc.edu
Paula Carson, SIS Office, plc.our at mhs.unc.edu
Kirstin Chaffin, Inst. of Govt, chaffin.iog at mhs.unc.edu
Frank Di Mauro, AHEC, fadim at med.unc.edu
Nancy Doyle, Registrar/ADP, nmd.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Susan Dunn, Inst. of Govt, dunn.iog at mhs.unc.edu
Lynn Eades, HSL, beades at med.unc.edu
Kathy Edwards, OIT Docteam, kathy_edwards at unc.edu
Scott Freeman, ADP, rsf.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Howard Fried, Biochemistry, refried at email.unc.edu
Sandy Gettys, ADP, sandy_gettys at unc.edu
Erika Grams, history/WUNC, erika at email.unc.edu
Judy Hallman, OIT, judy_hallman at unc.edu
David Johnston, Psychology/Davie Hall, david_johnston at unc.edu
Bob Kessler, Chemistry, bob_kessler at unc.edu
Carolyn Kotlas, IAT, carolyn_kotlas at unc.edu
Barri Lawhorne, Housing, barri_lawhorne at unc.edu
Tong Liu, CPC, tongliu at xerxes.cpc.unc.edu
Chuck Lovelace, Morehead Foundation, cel at unc.edu
Carol Martell, HSRC, carol_martell at unc.edu
John Meeker, Sch. of Pharmacy, john_meeker at unc.edu
Sally Muller, OIT, sally_muller at unc.edu
Tim Murphy, Dentistry, tmurphy.dentce at mhs.unc.edu
Lynne Neill, ADP, lcn.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Mary Overby, OIT, mary_overby at unc.edu
Forrest Page, Morehead Foundation, fhpage at email.unc.edu
Anne Parker, OIT, anne_parker at unc.edu
Gary Pattillo, Davis Library Reference, pattillo at email.unc.edu
Wendy Perry, ADP, wwp.admin at mhs.unc.edu
John Pishney, IAT, jon_pishney at unc.edu
Bridget Regan, ILS, regab at ruby.ils.unc.edu
Wendy Robinson, Journalism, robin001 at mc.duke.edu
Damon Sauve, OIT Training, damon_sauve at unc.edu
Bill Schley, Library Reference, bill_schley at unc.edu
Bob Schreiner, Public Health, bob_schreiner at unc.edu
Kay Stanley, OIT, kay_stanley at unc.edu
Bob Stepno, JOMC, rbstepno at email.unc.edu
Charles Streeter, Housing, charles_streeter at unc.edu
Chuck Thomas, Wilson Library, thomc at ils.unc.edu
Bill Tolbert, HSRC, bill_tolbert at unc.edu
Penny Ward, Research Services, crunchy at email.unc.edu
Chris Welbon, FPG/NEC*TAS, ctwelbon at email.unc.edu
Mark Whelan, Sheps Center, mark_whelan at unc.edu
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