Java 1.2 extends Java's distributed object capabilities Find out what RMI and Java IDL, Java 1.2's seemingly similar distributed object technologies, have to offer you. Although Sun has gone to some length to allay fears that portions of these technologies are redundant, many developers are still confused over the need for two seemingly similar distributed object technologies. This article by Bryan Morgan compares and contrasts the two technologies and develops sample applications that make use of each one. The IBM Space Conquest is a multiuser network game. It creates and uses multiple servers on demand, passes large and complex objects by value, and has multiple Swing clients.
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