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Announce: AWeb 1.0 is released!
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INTRODUCTION
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AWeb is a totally new World Wide Web browser for the Amiga computer.

It offers the following features:

 o AWeb doesn't use Magical User Interface (MUI). It uses BOOPSI classes
   instead, which results in less memory usage and increased speed. The
   BOOPSI classes are partially custom designed for AWeb, and partially
   from the ClassAct kit.

 o AWeb can use AmiTCP/IP, I-Net225 or AS-225 as its TCP stack. 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. 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 and Mailto 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 In extension to its own hotlist, AWeb can read the hotlists of
   AMosaic and IBrowse.

 o An advanced settings requester is integrated in the program.

 o AWeb has an ARexx interface, and a unique and powerful shell command
   interface.

 o AWeb is FAST. Tests show that AWeb is much faster than IBrowse, and
   slightly faster than Mindwalker and even ALynx.



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



AVAILABILITY
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AWeb was uploaded today to Aminet, and should be available within a few
days.
Name of the archive:

   comm/tcp/AWeb.lha

This archive contains full documentation in HTML format. This documentation
has been converted to PostScript, and is available as a separate archive:

   comm/tcp/AWebdoc_ps.lha



PRICE
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AWeb is "registerable freeware".

It's freeware: you may use it for an unlimited period without paying. This
is because I really don't want to force you to pay for a HTML-2 only
browser.

It's registerable: you can pay if you like it, and you will receive a
personalized key file that will unlock the multiple window function.
The registration fee is US$ 35, NLG 50, DEM 50, or GBP 25.



MORE INFORMATION
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More information can be found on the AWeb Home Page:
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~yrozijn/aweb/

and the AWeb Frequently Asked Questions page:
   http://huizen.dds.nl/~aweb/