Name: lb39792 Date: 11/11/99



'Headless' operation refers to the ability to run a Java program without a
monitor,
mouse or keyboard. In unix enviornments, it usually means that X or an
equivalent
windowing system does not have to be present.
Headless Java operation would mean that a server side Java program should be
able to
use the full J2SE or J2EE API without a GUI enviornment being present. This
means that
all AWT calls to manipulate components, graphics, fonts, printing etc. should be
functional.

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