Java Utilities
Java is a programming language. Some of the very common things created with Java are applets, or small applications, that can be sent along with a web page. You, as a user, go to the web page and see interactive animations, calculations, live news scrolling across the page, and other tasks. Java also runs more complex actions, such as Internet chats and working with databases. These Java utilities are in the “Java” folder, inside the Utilities folder.
Applet Launcher
Applet Launcher lets you run Java applets that are stored on your Mac or on a web site—without having to open a web browser. (You do have to connect to the Internet.)
To run an applet that’s on a web site, type the URL in the edit box shown below, including the ...
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