Being a newcomer to this list, and having read a lot of java-related messages without understanding them fully, could comeone explain to me exactly what java *is*? Thanks for your time, ahead of time. DMiskell@envirolink.org --- _________________________________ *!Cheese Doctrine:!* Though cultured over time, and aged to perfection, one must not yield to produce mold. One must also not belittle themselves by conforming to the "whiz", but melt over the unprocessed ideas of Ghuda. _________________________________ "Oh $HI+, here comes a flock of pushers - 'Jungle Edition.'" -Mortifer Nex, playing peek-a-boo in the trees "If you've got the coordinance, we've got the ordinance to blow up the loved ones who blow you off!" -Uncle Dan's Thermonuclear Explosives, Unlimited