On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
Java applications can't save files to disk or use data files on disk. If you were, for instance, buying two CPU weeks of idle time on some machines, you would need stuff like checkpointing or the ability to save intermediate results.
See the documentation for FileOutputStream; unsigned java applets can't make persistent changes, but signed ones can. Applications can always access the file system Simon --- They say in online country So which side are you on boys There is no middle way Which side are you on You'll either be a Usenet man Which side are you on boys Or a thug for the CDA Which side are you on? National Union of Computer Operatives; Hackers, local 37 APL-CPIO