On the download page, Apple recommends 'that everyone download and install this version immediately to gain the advantages provided by all the latest Java features it incorporates.' Despite the importance of this release, Apple does not plan to include this news in a formal press release until January 6, and currently its 'hot news' page suggests that you upgrade to the now-outdated MRJ 1.5.1.Īt MacWorld Expo in Boston last August, Apple promised to make MRJ 2.0 available in public beta by the end of September. See the Resources section for a link to the announcement of the release the release page contains links to download sites. The release also includes versions of the just-in-time compiler (JIT) for both the PowerPC and for 68040 Macs.
Apple's numbering system for its releases differs from Sun's, but this release of the MacOS implementation of the Java virtual machine (JVM) and related libraries corresponds to version 1.1.3 of Sun's Java specification. You can now download the long-awaited MacOS Runtime for Java (MRJ) version 2.0.
