Java on Your Desktop

If your browser is not configured for Java A programming language, useful for internet and networking applications. The environment used for the Merkato Desktop The Merkato desktop is the first window that appears when the user begins to bring the Merkato buyer or seller agent to their desktop. It lets users specify which Merkato agent or agents they want to download to the desktop. Interface. version 1.3.1 you must download it before you can run Merkato on your desktop. You can allow Merkato InvisibleHand's software platform, which dynamically prices, sells, and allocates IP bandwidth in real time. Merkato means "market" in Esperanto. to do this automatically, or you can download it directly.

There are later versions of Java, but we do not recommend using them.

Automatic Download

If your browser doesn’t have Java version 1.3.1, the first time you attempt to download a Desktop agent you are guided through the installation of the Java plug-in.

Reply “Yes” to all security permission requests.

Active Download

If you encounter problems, you can download Java free from Sun Microsystems. The URL is:

http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/

 

Note: Currently, to get the plug-in, you must download the entire Java Run Time Environment, which is greater than 5 MB. Netscape version 6.1 for Windows appears to support the Merkato Java applications, but it is not fully tested for Merkato version 2.2.