I wrote to have a compute intensive problem to compare Symantec's JIT compiler to interpreted implementations of Java. As with everything on the Web, this program is thoroughly under construction. Initially a window should appear in your browser that will display the Mandelbrot set, and another window should pop up with the controls for the applet. Center R and I for the real and imaginary components of the center of the field. Higher values zoom in on the center point.
Lower values zoom out.
Level of Detail. This controls the number of iterations that are used to determine if a point is in the set. Initially this is 256. LOD multiplies by 256 to determine the number of iterations. How long it is taking.