BEST way to deploy a java applet

I have written a java applet that uses some Swing, so it is dependent on at least java v1.2

What is the BEST way compile it and to include it in an HTML page, so as to

* maximise the number of visitors who will be able to use the applet

* minimise the difficulty they have (in terms of installing plugins etc)

The main class is TrafficJamApplet. I'm going to compile it and zip it up into a file TrafficJam.jar

[442 byte] By [Mike40033ba] at [2007-10-2 6:04:37]
# 1
hi,this is quite old article, but may be interesting for you: http://www.ericgiguere.com/articles/deploying-java-applets.htmlL.P.
lukika at 2007-7-16 13:05:06 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Deploying...
# 2
unfortunately, this will only work for people who already have the plugin v1.2 installed. Or is this point something I can safely assume nowdays?
Mike40033ba at 2007-7-16 13:05:06 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Deploying...
# 3
It will be working only on a computer, where JRE is installed. I assume that if someone has installed JRE nowadays, it will be "higher" version than is needed for your applet.L.P.
lukika at 2007-7-16 13:05:06 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Deploying...