JDK 1.1 New Feature Summary
NOTE - JDK 1.1.8 is a maintenance release, with no new features over earlier versions of JDK 1.1. In general, documentation that refers to "JDK 1.1" applies equally well to "JDK 1.1.8".
These are the new features in version 1.1 of the JDK. All of the APIs listed here are part of the core Java API, which means they will be available on all platforms and operating systems where the Java 1.1 Virtual Machine is present.
据java.sun.com的资料
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1.4.2
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Enhancements and Changes
Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition
Version 1.4.2
Introduction
OS & Hardware Platforms
Supported System Configurations
64-Bit Intel Itanium Processors
Virtual Machine
Runtime Performance
Client Hotspot Compiler
Server Hotspot Compiler
Core Libraries
Networking
New I/O
I/O
Internationalization
JAXP
Security
Integration Libraries
CORBA, Java IDL, and Java RMI-IIOP
Java Naming and Directory Interface API
User Interface
Java Sound Technology
Java 2D Technology
Input Methods
AWT
Swing
Deployment
Java Update (1.4.2_01 and higher)
Startup Time Improvements
Applets
Java Plug-in Technology
Java Web Start 1.4.2
Tools and Tool Architecture
Java Platform Debugger Architecture
Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface
Java Compiler (javac)
Javadoc Tool
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1.4.1
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Enhancements and Changes in J2SE 1.4.1 Platform
Contents
Introduction
Developer Releases for 64-Bit Intel Itanium Processors
Java Web Start 1.2
Compiler and Class File Format Changes
Javadoc Changes
Java Naming and Directory Interface API
Networking
RMI
AWT Changes
Swing Changes
Internationalization
Shift-JIS Character Encoding Change
Security
Enhancements to Java Plug-in Technology
Kerberos Service and DNS Lookups
Virtual Machine
Support for SPARC® v8 (SPARCstation®) Processors
Java Platform Debugger Architecture