The History of Java
- May, 1995
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First alpha version of Java released to the general public.
This release runs only on Solaris.
- July, 1995
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Second alpha version of Java released to the general public.
This release adds support for Windows NT.
- August, 1995
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Third alpha version of Java released. This version supports
Windows 95. Sun and Netscape announce that Java will be included
in Navigator.
- Fall, 1995
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First pre-beta of Java 1.0.
- Fall, 1995
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1.0 beta 1
- January 1996
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Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days is released. It sells over
200,000 copies in the first two months.
- February, 1996
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First JDK for the Mac is released.
- May, 1996
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First JavaOne conference sells out to over 5000 attendees.
Various products including Jeeves and JavaBeans are
revealed for the first time.
- December, 1996
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First beta of Java 1.1
- February, 1996
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Java 1.1 released.
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