Java Scavenger Hunt



1.  What is the birthday of Java?  How old (Young) is Java?



2.  What was the "Green Team"?



3.  What was *7 and who was Duke?



4. What was Oak?



5.  What market rejected the "Java technology-related stuff" develpoed by FirstPerson?
Where did they take their product next?



6. What was WebRunner and what did it became its official name?




7.  Describe the two demos that "changed the world."




8.  How was the first alpha version (1.0a2) of Java released?





9.  The San Jose Mercury News ran the story, "Why Sun thinks Hot Java will give you a lift" 
on its front page March 23, 1995. Why was this a problem?





10.  How did Java steal the show from UNIX?




11.  How many JDK (Java Developers Kit) downloads were realized by Java's third birthday?





12.  Who chose the name Java and when was it named?




13.  What was the first applet written??