15 October 1997 Dear Reader, Thank you for your interest in the Java Card 2.0 specification. We are pleased to deliver you the release of this exciting technology. We have created a mailing address which can be used to contact the Java Card 2.0 engineering team. If you wish to send comments or contact members of the engineering team, please address your email to: javacard@java.sun.com Several of our key Java Card development personnel will be monitoring all messages sent to this address in order that we may respond to your questions in as timely a manner as possible. The documents have been published in both Adobe Acrobat '.pdf' format and Postscript '.ps' files, complying with the requests by many interested parties for Acrobat Reader compatible files. We have included an overview below of the documents and their contents to assist you as you start to explore Java Card v2.0. To allow for efficient downloading, the two different file formats along with this READ-ME file have been bundled into ZIP archives: contains Acrobat files and contains Postscript files. We would like to extend a word of thanks and recognition to the Java Card licensees and review participants for their enthusiastic collaboration which has brought the Java Card 2.0 specification to completion. Sincerely, Godfrey DiGiorgi Sun Microsystems, Inc. - JavaSoft Division OEM Licensee Engineering, Java Card Specialist godfrey.digiorgi@eng.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Java Card 2.0 Specification Documents: Overview ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Introduction --------------------------- The Java Card 2.0 specification consists of several documents. This document describes them. Changes since the last release of the specification and forthcoming material are also described here. Java Card 2.0 Documents --------------------------- The Java Card 2.0 specification consists of the following documents: Java Card 2.0 Language Subset and Virtual Machine Specification Describes the Java Card subset of the standard Java language and virtual machine. Java Card 2.0 Application Programming Interfaces Describes the core and extension packages of the API in javadoc format. Java Card 2.0 Programming Concepts Provides examples, class hierarchy, and system design notes for Java Card 2.0 applet developers. -------------------------------- Changes Since the Last Release -------------------------------- The following changes have been made since the public release draft on September 03, 1997: 1) The "Java Card 2.0 Programmers Guide" has been renamed "Java Card 2.0 Programming Concepts". 2) The "Java Card 2.0 Application Programming Interfaces" document has been included in both 2-up and portrait versions to allow more flexibility in printing and on-line viewing documentation reference. All three documents have been revised substantially, reflecting the review input collected during the public draft review process. --------------------------------