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Cello v. 1.0 released

The Legal Information Institute is pleased to announce the 
release of Cello version 1.0.  The release is available on 
ftp.law.cornell.edu, in the pub/LII/Cello directory.  Take 
the file cello.zip and  (optionally) one or more of the graphics 
viewers/sound players to be found in that directory (a partial 
listing appears below).


What Cello is
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Cello is a multipurpose WorldWideWeb browser which permits you 
to retrieve information from the Internet in an easy-to-use, 
simplified hypermedia environment.  Cello natively supports 
WWW, FTP, Gopher, CSO, Telnet and Usenet News, and supports 
WAIS and a variety of other protocols (eg. TechInfo, HyTelnet) 
through external gateways. 

Cello runs in the MS-Windows environment using any of the 
common Winsock stacks (but see Conflicts section below).  It is 
reported to run cleanly under OS/2 (with the latest patches 
from IBM) and Windows NT.  

Cello requires a 386SX or better processor.  We have seen it 
run with 2Mb of RAM using virtual memory (not a pretty sight), 
but 4Mb is the recommended minimum.  We also strongly recommend 
the use of a 256-color video driver. Cello has a number of 
optimizations which make it especially suited for use over 
low-speed (SLIP and PPP) connections.

Features
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* Full support for inlined graphics in GIF, XBM, PCX, and BMP 
formats.

* File saving and printing.  

* Editing support for local files via an external editor. 
Integration with the HTMLAssistant Windows-based HTML 
helper/editor.

* File caching ad infinitum using a file-based cache with 
user-specified "low water mark".

* DDE and OLE drag-and-drop support.  Cello can be invoked and 
controlled through the use of DDE macros in other programs.  
URL arguments on the command line are also supported.

* "Peek mode", permitting partial retrieval of files of large 
or unknown size.

*  Local file mode for HTML delivery on standalone machines or 
machines with LAN connections only.

* Support for a wide variety of FTP servers, including PC-based 
and IBM VM systems.

* Support for HTML "mailto:" scheme.

* Support for the full HTML+ ISO-LATIN character set, including 
specialized legal symbols, foreign characters, etc.

* User-selectable sound players, viewers, editor, and Telnet 
and TN3270 clients.

* Comprehensive online documentation in Windows Help format.

* Simple user interface.

* Fully extensible support for viewing downloaded files in an 
unlimited number of PC-binary file formats using the standard 
Windows Associate... scheme.

Not yet implemented (planned for future release):
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* HTML forms
* Authentication support
* Firewall support.

Conflicts
---------

Cello relies heavily on the use of asynchronous sockets, unlike 
many Winsock applications.  Cello works reliably with properly 
configured networking setups from most major software vendors 
and shareware sources.  As always, your mileage may vary.  

Some users have reported problems with FTP Software's PC-TCP 
when retrieving multiple inlined images.  Others do not have a 
problem.  It may be that differences between PC-TCP releases 
account for this.  


Viewer files on ftp.law.cornell.edu
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lview31.zip		Graphics viewer
wingif14.zip		Graphics viewer
wham131.zip		Sound player
wplny09b.zip		Sound player
gswin.zip		Windows PostScript viewer




Enjoy using Cello.

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|  Thomas R. Bruce                           trb2@cornell.edu |
|  Research Associate                                         |
|  Cornell Law School                     Voice: 607-255-1221 |
|  Myron Taylor Hall                        FAX: 607-255-7193 |
|  Ithaca, NY 14853                                           |
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