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Trails Covering the Basics:

| Your First Cup of Java: Detailed instructions to help you run your first program: UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Mac

| Getting Started
| Learning the Java Language
| Essential Java Classes
|  | Writing Applets

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| Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing
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Specialized Trails:
| Overview
| Collections
| IDL
| Internationalization
| 2D Graphics
| Security in 1.2
| Sound
| JAR Files
| JavaBeans
| The Extension Mechanism
| JDBC Database Access
| Java Native Interface
| RMI
| Reflection
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Trails Available Online Only:
| Putting It All Together - A Comprehensive Example
| Custom Networking
| Full-Screen Exclusive Mode API
| Regular Expressions
| Drag and Drop
| Security in 1.1
| JDKTM 1.1 -- And Beyond

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