diff -u vnc_javasrc.orig/VncCanvas.java vnc_javasrc/VncCanvas.java
--- vnc_javasrc.orig/VncCanvas.java     Sun Aug  4 09:39:36 2002
+++ vnc_javasrc/VncCanvas.java  Sun Oct 20 02:57:38 2002
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@

     tightInflaters = new Inflater[4];

-    cm8 = new DirectColorModel(8, 7, (7 << 3), (3 << 6));
+    int bits8 = 8;
+    if (System.getProperty("java.vendor","unknown").startsWith("Apple") &&
+        System.getProperty("java.version","unknown").startsWith("1.1")) {
+        bits8 = 9;   // old versions of Apple's Java don't work with 8 bits
+    }
+    cm8 = new DirectColorModel(bits8, 7, (7 << 3), (3 << 6));
     cm24 = new DirectColorModel(24, 0xFF0000, 0x00FF00, 0x0000FF);

     colors = new Color[256];