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’96 / 4/30 announcement

　Sun Microsystems announced on April 30 that it will license Java to Apple Computer , Hewlett-Packard , Hitachi , IBM , Microsoft , Novell , Silicon Graphics , SCO , and two others . 　With this announcement, Microsoft has announced that Windows 95 and Windows NT, Apple Computer will integrate Mac OS, Pippin, Newton, and IBM will integrate Java as part of the next operating system for OS / 2. 　As a result, PC users will be able to use Java applets on the Internet in a compatible environment when using media authoring, Internet servers, and client software in the near future. Will be.