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@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   <TITLE>Installing Java</TITLE>
   <PARA>
 Before installing &prog; you will need to make sure you have Java installed.
-Please note that the version of Java that comes with Netscape and Internet
-Explorer is not sufficient to run &prog;.
   </PARA>
   <ITEMIZEDLIST>
     <LISTITEM>
@@ -23,10 +21,11 @@ administrator privileges for your machine to successfully install Java.
     </LISTITEM>
     <LISTITEM>
       <PARA>
-Macintosh users with MacOS X should have java installed. You can get the 
-latest version from <ULINK URL="http://developer.apple.com/java/download/">Apple</ULINK>.
+Macintosh users with MacOS X should have Java installed. You can get the 
+latest Java 1.6 version from Apple.
 
-Macintosh users with older MacOS versions cannot use this release of &prog;.
+Java for Intel Mac running Mac OSX 10.7.3 or above can be downloaded from 
+<ULINK URL="http://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_install.xml">Oracle</ULINK>.
       </PARA>
     </LISTITEM>
   </ITEMIZEDLIST>