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>