Hi John....
You might want to check out.....
www.wrox.comwww.tek-tips.comhas a java forum
www.ibm.com(go to the developerWorks section)
www.sun.comI did a quick search at google.com and loads of stuff came up. You may want to check that out.
Anyway...hope this helps. :)
Tom Gahagan
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Computer Solutions
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