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Offline Orbit 0.80

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From: Janne Siren
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 18:06
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TITLE

    Offline Orbit

VERSION

    0.80 (16-09-95)

AUTHOR

    Janne Siren (siren@mikrobitti.fi)

DESCRIPTION

    Offline Orbit is a multi-format shareware offline message reader
    for the Amiga. It supports the Blue Wave, OMEN, QWK, SOUP, and WWF
    message formats.

    Some features:

    o User friendly, font sensitive graphical user interface.
    o Small disk space and memory consumption.
    o AmigaOS 3.0 and ReqTools are supported, but not required.
    o Replies can be edited after being entered.
    o Automatic message format and compressor recognition.
    o Optional joystick controlled message reading.
    o User list for storing user names and addresses.
    o Messages can be appended to existing reply packets.
    o Locale support (Finnish localization included).
    o Built-in Puzzle game.

NEW FEATURES

    Some of the changes in Offline Orbit since version 0.76:

    o Offline Orbit is now shareware.
    o Joystick controllable listviews.
    o Option for stealing tag lines.
    o Locale support.
    o Support for the numeric keypad when browsing messages.
    o Option for case sensitive search.
    o Better error checking for packing replies.
    o Revised set of alternative icons.
    o Bunch of bugs fixed.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

    AmigaOS 2.04 (V37) or higher. Memory requirements vary, depending
    on the message bundles processed.

AVAILABILITY

    Aminet
    ftp://ftp.luth.se/pub/aminet/comm/mail/oo080.lha (235382)

    http://www.mikrobitti.fi/~siren/oo/

PRICE

    Shareware fee of $20 USD (70 FIM).

DISTRIBUTABILITY

    Freely distributable evaluation version (not crippled).

    Copyright (C) 1993-1995 by Janne Siren, All Rights Reserved

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From: siren@mikrobitti.fi (Janne Siren)
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Subject: Offline Orbit 0.80
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Date: 25 Oct 1995 18:06:05 GMT
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