Re: LAS support for Mac OSX

[Jonathan Callahan <callahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Petra,

We haven't invested any energy in debugging our java applet on Macintosh
systems.  The applet uses Java 1.02 and perhaps your java virtual
machine only supports Java 1.1 and higher.  It's disappointing that the
"platform independence" Java was supposed to provide has never
materialized.


-- Jon


pudelhofen@notes.cc.sunysb.edu wrote:
> 
> Jon,
> I just tested your page from my Mac running  OS 8.6 using Netscape 6.2.1.
> Netscape complains it needs a plug-in, which it doesn't seem to find
> though.
> What plug-in might it be?
> Petra
> ----------------------------------------------
> Petra Udelhofen    petra.udelhofen@sunysb.edu
> ITPA/MSRC/Endeavour Hall
> SUNY Stony Brook
> 
> 
>                     Jonathan Callahan
>                     <callahan@pmel.noaa.gov>        To:     "McCann, Mike" <mccann@mbari.org>
>                     Sent by:                        cc:     las_users@ferret.wrc.noaa.gov
>                     owner-las_users@ferret.wr       Subject:     Re: LAS support for Mac OSX
>                     c.noaa.gov
> 
> 
>                     01/29/02 04:25 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Mike,
> 
> Joe Sirott is currently doing a redesign of the LAS user interface that
> will be much less reliant on Javascript.  Our goal is to have a version
> of LAS that will work with browsers on Mac systems.  We will investigate
> the applet at that point but you might be able to give us a heads up by
> testing the applet on some of your OS/browser combinations.  There is an
> applet only page here:
> 
>   http://tmap.pmel.noaa.gov/~callahan/JAVA/map_v3.0/LiveMap_v3.0.html
> 
> -- Jon
> 
> "McCann, Mike" wrote:
> >
> > Hello LAS users,
> >
> > Over a year ago when I first examined using LAS for serving our data I
> was
> > confident that a majority of our user community would be able to use it.
> >
> > Since that time, several of our scientists have acquired new Apple
> Macintoshes
> > running OSX.  It would be great if LAS worked in either Netscape or IE on
> > this platform.
> >
> > What is the issue with why LAS does not work on this platform?  Lack of
> Java/
> > JavaScript support in the browser?  Is it something that a little
> developer
> > time spent on the LiveMap applet can correct?  Is this something that you
> > would like a volunteer to help with?
> >
> > TIA for your answers,
> > Mike
> >
> > --
> > Mike McCann (mccann@mbari.org)
> > Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
> > 7700 Sandholdt Road
> > Moss Landing, CA 95039-9644
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