With increasing interest in the Java programming language, there are now a range of options available for running a Java applet. In our experience with BrainWave, we have found some options to work better than others. Here is a partial list of available browsers and appletviewers with some brief comments about using them to run BrainWave 1.1. A more complete listing of the ports of the Java development kit can be found here.
We have not yet had the opportunity to test BrainWave on all of the listed options. Please help us improve this list by emailing us at brainwav@psy.uq.edu.au with your comments and suggestions.
| Platform | Browser/Viewer | Notes |
| Mac OS | Netscape 3.0 | works |
| Netscape 4.0 | ? | |
| Appletviewer 1.0.2 | works | |
| MRJ 1.5 | works, but can give a stack overflow | |
| MRJ 1.0.2 | works | |
| Windows 95 and NT 4.0 | Internet Explorer 3.0 | works if you turn off the just-in-time compiler (JIT). |
| Internet Explorer 4.0 | works if you turn off the JIT. | |
| Netscape 3.0 | works. | |
| Netscape 4.0 | works, but can give a stack overflow. | |
| JRE 1.1.4 | works (JRE for Win95 is well written). | |
| Win 3.1/3.11 | Internet Explorer with Java (VM) | somewhat unstable |
| Solaris | JDK 1.0.2 | works |
| JDK 1.1.3 | ? | |
| JRE 1.1.4 | ? | |
| SGI (Irix) | JDK 1.0.2 | ? |
| JDK 1.1.3 | ? | |
| Netscape 3.0 | ? | |
| Netscape 4.0 | ? | |
| SunOS | Kaffe 1.1 | ? |
| JDK 1.1 (port) | ? |
