Java(tm) Communications API Read Me

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:

1. Enumerate ports available on the system.
2. Open and claim ownership of ports.
3. Resolve port ownership contention between multiple applications.
4. Perform asynchronous and synchronous I/O on ports.
5. Receive Beans-style events describing communication port state changes.

         Diagnostic Utilities:

         API Documentation:

Examples documentation:

• Simple
• BlackBox
• ParallelBlackBox
• SerialDemo
• NullDriver

Year 2000 Compliance

        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.

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