I think you did a really good job of explaining things so non-programmers can understand them. Having volunteered to be one of our team's web page co-authors, I needed HELP with the Java 1.0 layout and user interface. All the books in the stores are written for Java 1.1 or 1.2 and Sun's 1.0 tutorial is really a syntax guide. Several DAYS were wasted trying examples in the 1.1 books only to discover many of the classes used are not available in 1.0. Your decision to cover 1.0 was a God-send for a Java fledgling mired in a 1.0 environment.
Explanations are concise yet clear, a tribute to the KISS principle.
Instead of merely cutting and pasting code snippets, I actually understood the material covered. The applet I am currently working on was inspired by your section on image handling. Again, I thank you.