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AWeb 1.2a demo
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INTRODUCTION
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AWeb is a World Wide Web browser for the Amiga computer.
It offers the following features:
o AWeb can use a wide range of TCP-stacks: AmiTCP/IP, I-Net225, AS-225
or compatible. Without TCP stack running, you can still view local files.
o AWeb uses extensive internal multitasking, which leads to total
asynchroneous and parallel network access. Images are starting to load
while the document is still loading. It is possible to follow a link
while the previous document is still loading. A separate network status
window shows all pending network and local file accesses. All network
accesses can be interrupted immediately.
o The HTML-2 standard is fully supported, including forms. Some of
the most important so-called HTML-3 extensions are also supported.
For buggy pages not conforming to the standard, AWeb offers a
compatibility mode.
o AWeb supports the use of proxies for HTTP, FTP, Gopher and Telnet.
Because some proxies can't handle forms or other special cases, the use
of proxies can be temporarily disabled from the menu.
o The HTTP and Gopher protocols are supported internally. By using
external programs, FTP, Mailto, Telnet and News can be used too.
HTTP user authorization is supported.
o AWeb lets you load all images, delay all image loading, or load only
clickable maps and delay other images. For delayed images, the ALT text
is taken into account. Transparent GIFs are supported. The 24-bit picture
datatype (picturedtV43) is supported.
o To improve network speed, host names and network addresses are cached
so addresses are looked up only once during a session.
o AWeb can open it's windows on the default public screen, on a named
public screen or open its own screen.
o AWeb has a hierarchical hotlist, with options to group entries.
In extension to its own hotlist, AWeb can read other hotlists, like
those of AMosaic and early IBrowse betas.
o An advanced settings requester is integrated in the program.
o AWeb has an ARexx interface, and a unique and powerful shell command
interface.
REQUIREMENTS
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AWeb needs:
o OS 3.0 or better
o At least 2MB of memory, preferably more
o Either AmiTCP/IP, I-Net225 or AS-225 if you want to access the Internet
o Appropriate picture datatypes (GIF, JPEG) to show inlined images
VERSION 1.2a
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This 1.2a version has some improvements compared to the previous 1.2
demo version:
o Fixed bugs:
o Enforcer hit when executing ARexx GET command
o <HR> within list was rendered indented
o Last MIME setting was saved twice in the settings file
o <OL START=n> started with n+1
o <OL START=32766> bullets became negative
o Hit form text area 'E' button and let editor open overlapping window on
same screen, then window wasn't refreshed if editor window was closed.
o Didn't follow the "garbage in, garbage out" rule correctly on <P>
tags within <PRE>. Fixed to treat <P> in preformatted text
as two newlines.
o Didn't send "Pragma: no-cache" when requesting a reload.
o Displayed extra blank line between bullet and text for <LI><P>text</P>
o If title in hotlist contains < or & then HTML hotlist didn't display correctly
o Now sets the file comment to the URL when saving or downloading.
o Added SCREENTOFRONT and SCREENTOBACK ARexx commands.
DEMO
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This AWeb 1.2a is a demo for the full commercial product. The following
features don't work in this demo:
o Multiple windows
o HTML-3.2 support, like backgrounds and centering
o A user-configurable ARexx macro menu
o A hierarchical hotlist with separate hotlist requester
o Telnet: and news: support through external programs
o Option to start your TCP connection automatically when it is needed
The full version of AWeb will is commercially available:
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Price on direct orders is $45US/$55CAN
plus $5 shipping.
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AmiTrix Development,
5312 - 47 Street,
Beaumont, Alberta, T4X 1H9
Canada
Phone or Fax: 1+ 403-929-8459
Email: sales@amitrix.com
or: support@amitrix.com
http://www.networkx.com/amitrix/index.html
NOTE: Direct orders require a Bank Draft or Money Order or
==== Postal Money Order.
Sorry, at the moment we don't take credit cards, but that
will be available soon.
We also have dealer contacts in many countries, if yours
does not know about us, please ask them to contact us for
information. Thanks!
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INSTALLATION
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To install AWeb, just double-click the Install icon.
NOTE: During installation of AWeb, the installer tool might give an
error message like: "unable to compile script".
This is most likely caused by some misbehaving application installation,
that has copied an obsolete version of the Commodore Installer utility to
your hard drive. Make sure the Installer version in the SYS:C drawer is
"installer_2 2.17 (1993-02-13)" or better. This version can be found on
the Amiga Workbench 3.x Install floppy disk.
Also, delete any copies of the Installer program from your SYS:Utilities
drawer.
If you want to try AWeb before a permanent installation, make sure to
double-click the "MakeAssign" icon first. It makes the necessary assigns
that AWeb needs to find the ClassAct classes.
COPYRIGHT
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AWeb is Copyright (c) 1996 by Yvon Rozijn. All rights reserved.
Refer to the Docs/legal.html document for more legal information.