When I try to run the BDK 1.0 (nov97) I get the following error:

Unpacking BDK 1.0...
Done.

See /home/smoore/beans_testing/beans/README.html for an introduction to the BDK.
smoore@testsol:/home/smoore/beans_testing( 17 )% cd beans/beanbox
smoore@testsol:/home/smoore/beans_testing/beans/beanbox( 18 )% run.sh
SIGSEGV 11* segmentation violation
    si_signo [11]: SIGSEGV 11* segmentation violation
    si_errno [0]: Error 0
    si_code [1]: SEGV_MAPERR [addr: 0x8124f000]

        stackbase=8048000, stackpointer=8046958

Full thread dump:
    "AWT-Motif" (TID:0x80553018, sys_thread_t:0x80b3594, state:MW) prio=5
        at sun.awt.motif.MToolkit.run(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)
    "AWT-Input" (TID:0x80553040, sys_thread_t:0x80b3494, state:CW) prio=5
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        at sun.awt.motif.InputThread.run(Native Method)
    "AWT-EventQueue-0" (TID:0x80553098, sys_thread_t:0x840e6a4, state:MW) prio=5
        at sun.awt.motif.MComponentPeer.handleEvent(Native Method)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:1962)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:934)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:517)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:1824)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:160)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:45)
    "CachedReference sweeper" (TID:0x8054fd30, sys_thread_t:0x8090c14, state:CW)
prio=9
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:309)
        at java.lang.Runtime.waitForMemoryAdvice(Runtime.java:569)
        at java.lang.ref.CachedReference$Sweeper.run(CachedReference.java:342)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)
    "Finalizer" (TID:0x8054f368, sys_thread_t:0x80846f4, state:CW) prio=8
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:86)
        at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:99)
        at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Finalizer.java:131)
    "Reference handler" (TID:0x8054f438, sys_thread_t:0x807af24, state:CW)
prio=10
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:309)
        at java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run(Reference.java:198)
    "Async Garbage Collector" (TID:0x8054f1f8, sys_thread_t:0x80711d4, state:R)
prio=1
    "Idle thread" (TID:0x8054f240, sys_thread_t:0x80710d4, state:R) prio=0
    "Clock" (TID:0x8054f088, sys_thread_t:0x8071a3c, state:CW) prio=12
    "main" (TID:0x8054f0b0, sys_thread_t:0x8049a2c, state:R) prio=5 *current
thread*
        at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.getMFCharsWidth(Native Method)
        at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.charsWidth(X11FontMetrics.java:168)
        at sun.awt.motif.X11FontMetrics.stringWidth(X11FontMetrics.java:158)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.OurButton.getPreferredSize(OurButton.java:320)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.OurButton.sizeToFit(OurButton.java:344)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.OurButton.setFont(OurButton.java:292)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.OurButton.<init>(OurButton.java:36)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.OurButton.<init>(OurButton.java:26)
        at sunw.demo.buttons.ExplicitButton.<init>(ExplicitButton.java:15)
        at
sunw.demo.buttons.ExternalizableButton.<init>(ExternalizableButton.java:17)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.allocateNewObject(Native Method)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputObject(ObjectInputStream.java:905)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:305)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:206)
        at java.beans.Beans.instantiate(Beans.java:155)
        at java.beans.Beans.instantiate(Beans.java:57)
        at sun.beanbox.JarInfo.getInstance(JarInfo.java:153)
        at sun.beanbox.JarInfo.getBeanInfo(JarInfo.java:110)
        at sun.beanbox.JarLoader.loadJarDoOnBean(JarLoader.java:227)
        at sun.beanbox.ToolBoxPanel.addBeansInJar(ToolBox.java:131)
Monitor Cache Dump:
    sun.beanbox.ToolBoxPanel@80556800/805FB090: owner "main" (0x8049a2c, 1
entry)
    sun.awt.motif.MToolkit@80552E60/805E6988: owner "main" (0x8049a2c, 1 entry)
        Waiting to enter:
            "AWT-Motif" (0x80b3594)
            "AWT-EventQueue-0" (0x840e6a4)
        Waiting to be notified:
            "AWT-Input" (0x80b3494)
    <unknown key> (0x80711d4): owner "Async Garbage Collector" (0x80711d4, 1
entry)
Registered Monitor Dump:
    utf8 hash table: <unowned>
    JNI pinning lock: <unowned>
    JNI global reference lock: <unowned>
    BinClass lock: <unowned>
    Class linking lock: <unowned>
    Code rewrite lock: <unowned>
    Heap lock: <unowned>
    Monitor IO lock: <unowned>
    Child death monitor: <unowned>
    Event monitor: <unowned>
    I/O monitor: <unowned>
    Alarm monitor: <unowned>
        Waiting to be notified:
            "Clock" (0x8071a3c)
    Sbrk lock: <unowned>
    Monitor cache expansion lock: <unowned>
    Thread queue lock: <unowned>
    Monitor registry: owner "main" (0x8049a2c, 1 entry)
Thread Alarm Q:
Abort
smoore@testsol:/home/smoore/beans_testing/beans/beanbox( 19 )% java -fullversion
java full version "JDK-1.2beta2-Y"