What Is An Applet?

A Java applet is a Java program that can be included in an HTML page, much as
an image can be included. When you use a Java-compatible browser to view a
page that contains a Java applet, the applet's code is transferred to your system
and executed by the browser.

Here are a couple of a Java applets:

1. The first is a 3-Dimensional Wireframe model of a cube. With the mouse,
you can grab a corner and rotate the cube. Like a picture, all the code for the
cube has been transferred onto your computer. Unlike a picture, these files
cannot be saved to your computer.

Note: Remember that, just like pictures, Java applets can take a bit
of time to load. Please Be Patient.

2. The second is a Tic-Tac-Toe game, that you play against the computer. You
are first. Click once in a square, then wait for the computer. This game was
written by Arthur van Hoff and includes some sound.

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