diff --git a/classpath/java/io/PrintStream.java b/classpath/java/io/PrintStream.java
index a63455af01..1e21d86ed3 100644
--- a/classpath/java/io/PrintStream.java
+++ b/classpath/java/io/PrintStream.java
@@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ public class PrintStream extends OutputStream {
     if (autoFlush) flush();
   }
 
-  public void flush() throws IOException {
-    out.flush();
+  public void flush() {
+    try {
+      out.flush();
+    } catch (IOException e) { }
   }
 
-  public void close() throws IOException {
-    out.close();
+  public void close() {
+    try {
+      out.close();
+    } catch (IOException e) { }
   }
 }
diff --git a/classpath/java/io/PrintWriter.java b/classpath/java/io/PrintWriter.java
index 6ed4e02da4..b8829de24f 100644
--- a/classpath/java/io/PrintWriter.java
+++ b/classpath/java/io/PrintWriter.java
@@ -66,11 +66,15 @@ public class PrintWriter extends Writer {
     if (autoFlush) flush();
   }
 
-  public void flush() throws IOException {
-    out.flush();
+  public void flush() {
+    try {
+      out.flush();
+    } catch (IOException e) { }
   }
 
-  public void close() throws IOException {
-    out.close();
+  public void close() {
+    try {
+      out.close();
+    } catch (IOException e) { }
   }
 }
diff --git a/classpath/java/lang/ClassLoader.java b/classpath/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
index c0b88fe669..6dab7a70a5 100644
--- a/classpath/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
+++ b/classpath/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package java.lang;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
 public abstract class ClassLoader {
   private final ClassLoader parent;
 
@@ -75,4 +79,38 @@ public abstract class ClassLoader {
   private ClassLoader getParent() {
     return parent;
   }
+  
+  protected URL findResource(String path) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public URL getResource(String path) {
+    URL url = null;
+    if (parent != null) {
+      url = parent.getResource(path);
+    }
+
+    if (url == null) {
+      url = findResource(path);
+    }
+
+    return url;
+  }
+
+  public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path) {
+    URL url = getResource(path);
+    try {
+      return (url == null ? null : url.openStream());
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static URL getSystemResource(String path) {
+    return getSystemClassLoader().getResource(path);
+  }
+
+  public static InputStream getSystemResourceAsStream(String path) {
+    return getSystemClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(path);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/classpath/java/lang/SystemClassLoader.java b/classpath/java/lang/SystemClassLoader.java
index 8603adc71f..9d223cce55 100644
--- a/classpath/java/lang/SystemClassLoader.java
+++ b/classpath/java/lang/SystemClassLoader.java
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 package java.lang;
 
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+
 public class SystemClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
   private Object map;
 
   protected native Class findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException;
 
   protected native Class findLoadedClass(String name);
+
+  private native boolean resourceExists(String name);
+
+  protected URL findResource(String name) {
+    if (resourceExists(name)) {
+      try {
+        return new URL("resource://" + name);
+      } catch (MalformedURLException ignored) { }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/classpath/java/lang/Throwable.java b/classpath/java/lang/Throwable.java
index 09632bc71f..50b79130e1 100644
--- a/classpath/java/lang/Throwable.java
+++ b/classpath/java/lang/Throwable.java
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ public class Throwable {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     printStackTrace(sb, System.getProperty("line.separator"));
     out.print(sb.toString());
-    try { out.flush(); } catch (IOException e) { }
+    out.flush();
   }
 
   public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter out) {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     printStackTrace(sb, System.getProperty("line.separator"));
     out.print(sb.toString());
-    try { out.flush(); } catch (IOException e) { }
+    out.flush();
   }
 
   public void printStackTrace() {
diff --git a/classpath/java/net/URL.java b/classpath/java/net/URL.java
index 2d25a7a060..3c8e447c6a 100644
--- a/classpath/java/net/URL.java
+++ b/classpath/java/net/URL.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package java.net;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 
 public final class URL {
@@ -46,8 +47,12 @@ public final class URL {
     return handler.openConnection(this);
   }
 
+  public InputStream openStream() throws IOException {
+    return openConnection().getInputStream();
+  }
+
   public Object getContent() throws IOException {
-    return openConnection().getContent();
+    return openStream();
   }
 
   private static URLStreamHandler findHandler(String protocol)
@@ -88,39 +93,62 @@ public final class URL {
 
   private static class ResourceInputStream extends InputStream {
     private long peer;
+    private int position;
 
     public ResourceInputStream(String path) throws IOException {
       peer = open(path);
+      if (peer == 0) {
+        throw new FileNotFoundException(path);
+      }
     }
 
     private static native long open(String path) throws IOException;
 
-    private static native int read(long peer) throws IOException;
+    private static native int read(long peer, int position) throws IOException;
 
-    private static native int read(long peer, byte[] b, int offset, int length)
+    private static native int read(long peer, int position,
+                                   byte[] b, int offset, int length)
       throws IOException;
 
     public static native void close(long peer) throws IOException;
 
     public int read() throws IOException {
-      return read(peer);
+      if (peer != 0) {
+        int c = read(peer, position);
+        if (c >= 0) {
+          ++ position;
+        }
+        return c;
+      } else {
+        throw new IOException();
+      }
     }
 
     public int read(byte[] b, int offset, int length) throws IOException {
-      if (b == null) {
-        throw new NullPointerException();
-      }
+      if (peer != 0) {
+        if (b == null) {
+          throw new NullPointerException();
+        }
 
-      if (offset < 0 || offset + length > b.length) {
-        throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException();
-      }
+        if (offset < 0 || offset + length > b.length) {
+          throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException();
+        }
 
-      return read(peer, b, offset, length);
+        int c = read(peer, position, b, offset, length);
+        if (c >= 0) {
+          position += c;
+        }
+        return c;
+      } else {
+        throw new IOException();
+      }
     }
 
     public void close() throws IOException {
-      close(peer);
-      peer = 0;
+      if (peer != 0) {
+        close(peer);
+        peer = 0;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index c29bec3b08..be2562f2fb 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ interpreter-depends = \
 	$(src)/common.h \
 	$(src)/system.h \
 	$(src)/heap.h \
-	$(src)/class-finder.h \
+	$(src)/finder.h \
 	$(src)/stream.h \
 	$(src)/constants.h \
 	$(src)/run.h \
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ interpreter-depends = \
 
 interpreter-sources = \
 	$(src)/system.cpp \
-	$(src)/class-finder.cpp \
+	$(src)/finder.cpp \
 	$(src)/machine.cpp \
 	$(src)/heap.cpp \
 	$(src)/run.cpp \
diff --git a/src/builtin.cpp b/src/builtin.cpp
index 6bcae24db3..3dd77fff30 100644
--- a/src/builtin.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin.cpp
@@ -58,28 +58,6 @@ Object_notifyAll(Thread* t, jobject this_)
   vm::notifyAll(t, *this_);
 }
 
-jclass
-search(Thread* t, jstring name, object (*op)(Thread*, object))
-{
-  if (LIKELY(name)) {
-    object n = makeByteArray(t, stringLength(t, *name) + 1, false);
-    char* s = reinterpret_cast<char*>(&byteArrayBody(t, n, 0));
-    stringChars(t, *name, s);
-    
-    replace('.', '/', s);
-
-    object c = op(t, n);
-    if (t->exception) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    return pushReference(t, c);
-  } else {
-    t->exception = makeNullPointerException(t);
-    return 0;
-  }
-}
-
 jclass
 ClassLoader_defineClass(Thread* t, jclass, jbyteArray b, jint offset,
                         jint length)
@@ -91,16 +69,54 @@ ClassLoader_defineClass(Thread* t, jclass, jbyteArray b, jint offset,
   return pushReference(t, c);
 }
 
+jclass
+search(Thread* t, jstring name, object (*op)(Thread*, object),
+       bool replaceDots)
+{
+  if (LIKELY(name)) {
+    object n = makeByteArray(t, stringLength(t, *name) + 1, false);
+    char* s = reinterpret_cast<char*>(&byteArrayBody(t, n, 0));
+    stringChars(t, *name, s);
+    
+    if (replaceDots) {
+      replace('.', '/', s);
+    }
+
+    object r = op(t, n);
+    if (t->exception) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    return pushReference(t, r);
+  } else {
+    t->exception = makeNullPointerException(t);
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
 jclass
 SystemClassLoader_findLoadedClass(Thread* t, jclass, jstring name)
 {
-  return search(t, name, findClass);
+  return search(t, name, findLoadedClass, true);
 }
 
 jclass
 SystemClassLoader_findClass(Thread* t, jclass, jstring name)
 {
-  return search(t, name, resolveClass);
+  return search(t, name, resolveClass, true);
+}
+
+jboolean
+SystemClassLoader_resourceExists(Thread* t, jclass, jstring name)
+{
+  if (LIKELY(name)) {
+    char n[stringLength(t, *name) + 1];
+    stringChars(t, *name, n);
+    return t->vm->finder->exists(n);
+  } else {
+    t->exception = makeNullPointerException(t);
+    return 0;
+  }
 }
 
 jclass
@@ -665,6 +681,53 @@ Thread_interrupt(Thread* t, jclass, jlong peer)
   interrupt(t, reinterpret_cast<Thread*>(peer));
 }
 
+jlong
+ResourceInputStream_open(Thread* t, jclass, jstring path)
+{
+  if (LIKELY(path)) {
+    char p[stringLength(t, *path) + 1];
+    stringChars(t, *path, p);
+
+    return reinterpret_cast<jlong>(t->vm->finder->find(p));
+  } else {
+    t->exception = makeNullPointerException(t);
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+jint
+ResourceInputStream_read(Thread*, jclass, jlong peer, jint position)
+{
+  Finder::Data* d = reinterpret_cast<Finder::Data*>(peer);
+  if (position >= static_cast<jint>(d->length())) {
+    return -1;
+  } else {
+    return d->start()[position];
+  }
+}
+
+jint
+ResourceInputStream_read2(Thread* t, jclass, jlong peer, jint position,
+                          jbyteArray b, jint offset, jint length)
+{
+  Finder::Data* d = reinterpret_cast<Finder::Data*>(peer);
+  if (length > static_cast<jint>(d->length()) - position) {
+    length = static_cast<jint>(d->length()) - position;
+  }
+  if (length < 0) {
+    return -1;
+  } else {
+    memcpy(&byteArrayBody(t, *b, offset), d->start() + position, length);
+    return length;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+ResourceInputStream_close(Thread*, jclass, jlong peer)
+{
+  reinterpret_cast<Finder::Data*>(peer)->dispose();
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 namespace vm {
@@ -693,6 +756,8 @@ populateBuiltinMap(Thread* t, object map)
       reinterpret_cast<void*>(::SystemClassLoader_findClass) },
     { "Java_java_lang_SystemClassLoader_findLoadedClass",
       reinterpret_cast<void*>(::SystemClassLoader_findLoadedClass) },
+    { "Java_java_lang_SystemClassLoader_resourceExists",
+      reinterpret_cast<void*>(::SystemClassLoader_resourceExists) },
 
     { "Java_java_lang_Runtime_loadLibrary",
       reinterpret_cast<void*>(::Runtime_loadLibrary) },
@@ -749,6 +814,15 @@ populateBuiltinMap(Thread* t, object map)
     { "Java_java_lang_reflect_Method_invoke",
       reinterpret_cast<void*>(::Method_invoke) },
 
+    { "Java_java_net_URL_00024ResourceInputStream_open",
+      reinterpret_cast<void*>(::ResourceInputStream_open) },
+    { "Java_java_net_URL_00024ResourceInputStream_read_JI",
+      reinterpret_cast<void*>(::ResourceInputStream_read) },
+    { "Java_java_net_URL_00024ResourceInputStream_read_JI_3BII",
+      reinterpret_cast<void*>(::ResourceInputStream_read2) },
+    { "Java_java_net_URL_00024ResourceInputStream_close",
+      reinterpret_cast<void*>(::ResourceInputStream_close) },
+
     { 0, 0 }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/class-finder.cpp b/src/finder.cpp
similarity index 76%
rename from src/class-finder.cpp
rename to src/finder.cpp
index fffd356a3e..2a56f769ba 100644
--- a/src/class-finder.cpp
+++ b/src/finder.cpp
@@ -4,25 +4,22 @@
 #include "fcntl.h"
 
 #include "system.h"
-#include "class-finder.h"
+#include "finder.h"
 
 using namespace vm;
 
 namespace {
 
 const char*
-append(System* s, const char* a, const char* b, const char* c,
-       const char* d)
+append(System* s, const char* a, const char* b, const char* c)
 {
   unsigned al = strlen(a);
   unsigned bl = strlen(b);
   unsigned cl = strlen(c);
-  unsigned dl = strlen(d);
-  char* p = static_cast<char*>(s->allocate(al + bl + cl + dl + 1));
+  char* p = static_cast<char*>(s->allocate(al + bl + cl + 1));
   memcpy(p, a, al);
   memcpy(p + al, b, bl);
-  memcpy(p + al + bl, c, cl);
-  memcpy(p + al + bl + cl, d, dl + 1);
+  memcpy(p + al + bl, c, cl + 1);
   return p;
 }
 
@@ -76,14 +73,14 @@ parsePath(System* s, const char* path)
   return v;
 }
 
-class MyClassFinder: public ClassFinder {
+class MyFinder: public Finder {
  public:
-  MyClassFinder(System* system, const char* path):
+  MyFinder(System* system, const char* path):
     system(system),
     path(parsePath(system, path))
   { }
 
-  class Data: public ClassFinder::Data {
+  class Data: public Finder::Data {
    public:
     Data(System* system, uint8_t* start, size_t length):
       system(system),
@@ -111,11 +108,11 @@ class MyClassFinder: public ClassFinder {
     size_t length_;
   };
 
-  virtual Data* find(const char* className) {
+  virtual Data* find(const char* name) {
     Data* d = new (system->allocate(sizeof(Data))) Data(system, 0, 0);
 
     for (const char** p = path; *p; ++p) {
-      const char* file = append(system, *p, "/", className, ".class");
+      const char* file = append(system, *p, "/", name);
       int fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
       system->free(file);
 
@@ -137,6 +134,20 @@ class MyClassFinder: public ClassFinder {
     return 0;
   }
 
+  virtual bool exists(const char* name) {
+    for (const char** p = path; *p; ++p) {
+      const char* file = append(system, *p, "/", name);
+      struct stat s;
+      int r = stat(file, &s);
+      system->free(file);
+      if (r == 0) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+  }
+
   virtual void dispose() {
     for (const char** p = path; *p; ++p) {
       system->free(*p);
@@ -154,10 +165,10 @@ class MyClassFinder: public ClassFinder {
 
 namespace vm {
 
-ClassFinder*
-makeClassFinder(System* s, const char* path)
+Finder*
+makeFinder(System* s, const char* path)
 {
-  return new (s->allocate(sizeof(MyClassFinder))) MyClassFinder(s, path);
+  return new (s->allocate(sizeof(MyFinder))) MyFinder(s, path);
 }
 
 } // namespace vm
diff --git a/src/class-finder.h b/src/finder.h
similarity index 55%
rename from src/class-finder.h
rename to src/finder.h
index 36f5d45eb9..02449a3a14 100644
--- a/src/class-finder.h
+++ b/src/finder.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#ifndef CLASS_FINDER_H
-#define CLASS_FINDER_H
+#ifndef FINDER_H
+#define FINDER_H
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "system.h"
 
 namespace vm {
 
-class ClassFinder {
+class Finder {
  public:
   class Data {
    public:
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ class ClassFinder {
     virtual void dispose() = 0;
   };
 
-  virtual ~ClassFinder() { }
-  virtual Data* find(const char* className) = 0;
+  virtual ~Finder() { }
+  virtual Data* find(const char* name) = 0;
+  virtual bool exists(const char* name) = 0;
   virtual void dispose() = 0;
 };
 
-ClassFinder*
-makeClassFinder(System* s, const char* path);
+Finder*
+makeFinder(System* s, const char* path);
 
 } // namespace vm
 
-#endif//CLASS_FINDER_H
+#endif//FINDER_H
diff --git a/src/machine.cpp b/src/machine.cpp
index 91fb68bfaa..cdb651464b 100644
--- a/src/machine.cpp
+++ b/src/machine.cpp
@@ -1208,10 +1208,10 @@ removeString(Thread* t, object o)
 
 namespace vm {
 
-Machine::Machine(System* system, Heap* heap, ClassFinder* classFinder):
+Machine::Machine(System* system, Heap* heap, Finder* finder):
   system(system),
   heap(heap),
-  classFinder(classFinder),
+  finder(finder),
   rootThread(0),
   exclusive(0),
   activeCount(0),
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ primitiveSize(Thread* t, unsigned code)
 }
 
 object
-findClass(Thread* t, object spec)
+findLoadedClass(Thread* t, object spec)
 {
   PROTECT(t, spec);
   ACQUIRE(t, t->vm->classLock);
@@ -2128,8 +2128,11 @@ resolveClass(Thread* t, object spec)
         class_ = makeArrayClass(t, spec);
       }
     } else {
-      ClassFinder::Data* data = t->vm->classFinder->find
-        (reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&byteArrayBody(t, spec, 0)));
+      char file[byteArrayLength(t, spec) + 6];
+      memcpy(file, &byteArrayBody(t, spec, 0), byteArrayLength(t, spec) - 1);
+      memcpy(file + byteArrayLength(t, spec) - 1, ".class", 7);
+
+      Finder::Data* data = t->vm->finder->find(file);
 
       if (data) {
         if (Verbose) {
diff --git a/src/machine.h b/src/machine.h
index 6a2da91c10..7573a96487 100644
--- a/src/machine.h
+++ b/src/machine.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "system.h"
 #include "heap.h"
-#include "class-finder.h"
+#include "finder.h"
 
 #define JNICALL
 
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ class Machine {
 #include "type-enums.cpp"
   } Type;
 
-  Machine(System* system, Heap* heap, ClassFinder* classFinder);
+  Machine(System* system, Heap* heap, Finder* finder);
 
   ~Machine() { 
     dispose();
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ class Machine {
 
   System* system;
   Heap* heap;
-  ClassFinder* classFinder;
+  Finder* finder;
   Thread* rootThread;
   Thread* exclusive;
   unsigned activeCount;
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ fieldSize(Thread* t, object field)
 }
 
 object
-findClass(Thread* t, object spec);
+findLoadedClass(Thread* t, object spec);
 
 object
 parseClass(Thread* t, const uint8_t* data, unsigned length);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8b2efc2168..caf3f65b09 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "system.h"
 #include "heap.h"
-#include "class-finder.h"
+#include "finder.h"
 #include "run.h"
 
 using namespace vm;
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ run(unsigned heapSize, const char* path, const char* class_, int argc,
     const char** argv)
 {
   System* s = makeSystem(heapSize);
-  ClassFinder* cf = makeClassFinder(s, path);
+  Finder* f = makeFinder(s, path);
   Heap* heap = makeHeap(s);
 
-  int exitCode = run(s, heap, cf, class_, argc, argv);
+  int exitCode = run(s, heap, f, class_, argc, argv);
 
   heap->dispose();
-  cf->dispose();
+  f->dispose();
   s->dispose();
 
   return exitCode;
diff --git a/src/run.cpp b/src/run.cpp
index 33d563de15..2a7b4df6a6 100644
--- a/src/run.cpp
+++ b/src/run.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "system.h"
 #include "heap.h"
-#include "class-finder.h"
+#include "finder.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "run.h"
 #include "jnienv.h"
@@ -2415,10 +2415,10 @@ run(Thread* t, const char* className, const char* methodName,
 }
 
 int
-run(System* system, Heap* heap, ClassFinder* classFinder,
+run(System* system, Heap* heap, Finder* finder,
     const char* className, int argc, const char** argv)
 {
-  Machine m(system, heap, classFinder);
+  Machine m(system, heap, finder);
   Thread* t = new (system->allocate(sizeof(Thread))) Thread(&m, 0, 0);
 
   enter(t, Thread::ActiveState);
diff --git a/src/run.h b/src/run.h
index eed6e8e7f1..837ec6a7aa 100644
--- a/src/run.h
+++ b/src/run.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "system.h"
 #include "heap.h"
-#include "class-finder.h"
+#include "finder.h"
 #include "machine.h"
 
 namespace vm {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ run(Thread* t, const char* className, const char* methodName,
     const char* methodSpec, object this_, ...);
 
 int
-run(System* sys, Heap* heap, ClassFinder* classFinder,
+run(System* sys, Heap* heap, Finder* finder,
     const char* className, int argc, const char** argv);
 
 } // namespace vm