Presents your JAVA E-NEWSLETTER for January 20, 2003 <-------------------------------------------> UNLOCK THE NEW I/O UNDER JDK 1.4 The latest version of Java, JDK 1.4 (also known as J2SE 1.4) offers a host of new features and operational improvements, including a highly anticipated revision of Java Input/Output functionality. The best way to put these features to use is to become familiar with the new particulars of the language as soon as possible. Many analysts feel that the new I/O APIs in JDK 1.4 are Sun's answer to long-running developer complaints regarding buffer management and nonblocking I/O. These features have been available in Windows and UNIX development environments for some time, but Java's legacy as a hardware control language have kept some nonblocking I/O functionality off limits until now. Get a first-hand look at the new Input/Output functionality made possible by JDK 1.4, and take a walk through some detailed code samples that demonstrate a few of these new features. Find out what I/O is really like under JDK 1.4, and learn how to get best use of the new Java version quickly and easily. http://cl.com.com/Click?q=96-pjrWQtdmddj0y8RrBfYeGoyGJmbz ----------------------------------------