1. The Java 2 SDK
(formerly known as the "Java Development Kit," or JDK)

• Java 2 SDK, Version 1.2 Download for Windows. Be sure to read the installation instructions. (Note to AOL subscribers: Do not attempt use the AOL browser to download this large file. Use Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer instead. Use AOL to connect to the Internet, then minimize your AOL program, then use Netscape or Explorer.)
• Java 1.2 documentation, including Java 2 Platform API Specification, version 1.2. For quicker access, you can also download the documentation here (in HTML format).
• Documentation of the Java 2 SDK Tools, version 1.2, including javadoc, a documentation generator utility.
• Java 2 SDK, Version 1.3 Download for Windows, and installation instructions. Note that it will probably be quite a while before any major web browser gets around to supporting Java 1.3. Until then, you don't need version 1.3 unless you're doing something esoteric. Java 1.2 is more than adequate for most purposes. Netscape still doesn't even support 1.2, but only 1.1.
• Java 1.3 documentation, including Java 2 Platform API Specification, version 1.3. Can be downloaded here.
• Documentation of the Java 2 SDK Tools and Utilities, version 1.3

2. Other important pages on the Sun website

• The Java Language Specification
• Code Conventions for the JavaTM Programming Language

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