Matt Gerrans
Posts: 1153
Nickname: matt
Registered: Feb, 2002
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Re: Package size developed in Java
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Posted: May 10, 2002 1:39 PM
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I guess if you are doing this with a floppy, the assumption is that you are not connected to the internet?
If you are connected to the internet and you can get Java WebStart pre-installed at the destination, then that would make it pretty snappy (that is, you'd make your application a WebStart application).
If you will not have a fast internet connection and Java may not be installed, then, besides having the JRE zipped across several floppies, here are a few other alternatives to ponder:
- Use a zip disk, if that is a possibility.
- Use one of those little disk-on-a-USB-tab thingies. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it is a little tiny (key chain size) USB stick that has many megabytes (64MB on up, AFAIK).
- If you know who makes the target machine, you may be able to depend on the fact that the JRE is pre-installed (for instance, I know that HP Pavilion PCs have it pre-installed and some other manufacturers have the kindness and "customer focus" to do this good deed, too).
- Do the whole thing on a CD. Come to think of it, this is probably the simplist solution. You can even put a little autorun program on the CD that checks for the JRE and automatically installs it, if necessary, while showing a lovely animated splash screen.
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