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If you need Java 1.4.0 on AIX, OS/400, or z/OS, IBM provides its own JDK. Search for "IBM Java 1.4.2" (IBM often provided 1.4.2, not 1.4.0). IBM no longer distributes 1.4.0 publicly but may offer it to support customers. End of Life (EOL) Downloading Java 1
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