Black Star pilots a public Java compiler.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 1995--Black Star Publishing Co. Inc. is prototyping the World Wide Web's first public Java compiler. Access will be restricted during its pilot operation, but once it goes public, it will be accessible, free, to any platform with a forms-capable Web browser. ``Many people have Java-capable Web browsers, but no Java compilers,'' notes Black Star Vice President John Chapnick. ``This new development essentially lets them do their compiling on our machines.'' The process is simple: a Web page offers a ``form'' (input area) for entering the Java (source code) ``script.'' (Many users can take advantage of cut-and-paste features; Netscape 2.0 users may also take advantage of its file upload Transmitting a file from your computer to another computer. "File upload" is essentially the same term as "upload," because most of the time data are transmitted as a structural unit known as a "file." abilities.) On completion, an on-screen ``button'' submits the script to a Black Star Sun-platform Java-C compiler, which produces Java byte code See bytecode., ready for downloading. At first, there will be a limit of one compilation per site visit, and operations will be limited to Netscape-compatible ``applets'' (small applications). Black Star Publishing Co. Inc. (founded 1935) has an outstanding 60-year reputation for providing news and feature photography to print media. Today, its Black Star On Assignment division organizes a global network of 350 photographers. Its Black Star Picture Collection maintains a library of more than three million stock images, plus a million additional black & white prints. Black Star Worldwide provides news and feature photography for leading print media. And its new Black Star Link division provides Internet consulting and World Wide Web design and implementation support for large corporations. For further information contact Black Star Publishing Co. Inc., 116 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016; 212/679-3288; fax 212/889-2052; World Wide Web URL http://www.blackstar.com EDITOR'S ONLY: Contact Martin Winston, Newstips Inc. 13830 Braeburn Lane, Novelty, OH 44072 216/338-8400 fax: 338-3480 Black & white or color photography is available from Black Star on request. Reviewers: Please submit letter or electronic mail request. NOTE TO EDITORS: The World Wide Web address above should contain double slashes after ``http:''. It is possible the slashes may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Black Star Publishing Co. Inc., New York John P. Chapnick, 212/679-3288 |
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