Real — Player Java

Every time you watch a YouTube video in your browser without installing a plugin, you are standing on the shoulders of those clunky, stuttering, 20kbps Java applets.

Java applets ran in a "sandbox," but that sandbox had holes. Users started disabling Java in their browsers after high-profile security scares. RealPlayer for Java inherited every Java vulnerability. real player java

So here's to RealPlayer for Java. Forgotten. Flawed. But ahead of its time. Did you ever use RealPlayer for Java back in the day? Or do you have a vintage streaming horror story? Let me know in the comments. Every time you watch a YouTube video in