If you save this file to use the HTML syntax for the applet, then you must change the file , in order to get the left < back. (Look at the Source).

<CENTER>
<APPLET code=Lab3Map.class width=318 height=191>
<PARAM name="image" value="./images/lab3map.gif">
<PARAM name="rect0" value="150,80,131,25, my_major.html">
<PARAM name="rect1" value="150,113,131,25, my_family.html">
<PARAM name="rect2" value="150,144,131,25, my_resume.html">
</APPLET>
</CENTER>