README for: Java(TM) How to Program, 8th Edition Paul Deitel Harvey Deitel Main Text: ISBN-10: 0-13-605306-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-605306-4 Student CD t/a Text: CD ISBN-10: 0-13-606803-0 CD ISBN-13: 978-0-13-606803-7 Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Deitel(R) and the Deitel bug double-thumbs-up logo are registered trademarks of Deitel & Associates, Inc. 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If you are installing this software at a company, educational institution, or other organizational site, you may need to ask your system administrator for assistance or for an appropriate password. * Java(TM) SE Development Kit (JDK) 6 Update 11 * MySQL(R) 5.0 Community Server / v5.0.67 * MySQL(R) Connector/J Version 5.1.7 * Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers 3.4.1 * NetBeans(TM) IDE Version 6.5 All Bundle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE LOCATION - WINDOWS Please refer to the 'Software Installation Requirements and Dependencies Chart,' which gives a detailed breakdown of each application on this CD and its installation requirements. 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