It was/is a Java issue more than an OS X issue. Out of curiousity though, what is the output when you type the following into the terminal?

<t>This is definitely not something that you need to spend any time trying to help me with. This has got to be a problem with Java that would be resolved if I were to update to whatever Java has been released as the current prank. It is really much more critical for me to be able to run MagicDraw ...

<r>Wow, I thought 43 was it. It is what Apple force fed me just a month ago on a different laptop.<br/>
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Anyway, I tried the jar. Same behavior except this time I get a stack trace. It seems like it can't find AWT but I don't know if that is because Java is screwing it up or what. I'm too lazy ...

<t>Maybe, maybe not. Unfortunately, I rely on software that is broken by Java beyond 6_u37 (apparently due to undocumented changes in the way that Java handles threads -- thanks, Oracle). Anyway, 6_u37 was released by Apple with the Developer Package release in October of 2012. I wouldn't call that ...

<r><CODE><s>[code]</s>$ > java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)<e>[/code]</e></CODE>

When I start it up the only thing I get is the menu in the top menu bar. No ...