The Java(tm) communications API can be
used to write
platform-independent
communications applications for technologies
such as voice mail, fax,
and
smartcards, embedded systems, and point-of-sale equipment. This
download features API documentation
in HTML format,
reference
implementations for the Solaris and Win32 platforms, and sample
software.
This version of the Java communications
API contains support for
RS232
serial ports and IEEE 1284 parallel ports.
Summary of 3.0 features:
1.
Javax.comm is released Linux platform for RedHat and JDS.
2. Extended portmapping to provide
control over which ports are exposed
in the
CommPortIdentifier list, as well as over the names assigned to them.
For the Sun Ray
thin client device path transparency is also provided.
Summary of features introduced in 2.0:
Option 1: all dates unambiguous
The
Java communications API has no date related functionality and
does not
rely on the
underlying operating system
or JDK for date related
functionality.
The
JDK and the operating system on which the Java communications
API run are being assessed
separately for year 2000
For complete year 2000 confidence, check the compliance statement for each component in your system.
For more information on year 2000 compliance at Sun, see Sun's Year 2000 web site.