X/DecWindows (graphical UNIX, VMS) browsers
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NCSA Mosaic for X
- Unix browser using X11/Motif.
The original multimedia browser. Full http 1.0 support including PUT-method forms,
image maps, etc. Recent beta versions have limited support for tables.
Available by anonymous FTP from
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu in the directory Mosaic.
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NCSA Mosaic for VMS
- Browser using X11/DecWindows/Motif. For the VMS operating system.
Full http 1.0 support including PUT-method forms,
image maps, etc. Probably the best browser available for VMS. Available by
anonymous FTP from
ftp.digital.com in the directory pub/DEC/Mosaic.
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Netscape
- From Netscape Communications Corp
(URL is: http://home.netscape.com/info/index.html ).
Downloads and displays images incrementally while you read pages,
which also display incrementally, making it the best browser at
the time of this writing for those who connect to the
web via modems. Also supports tables in a standard manner,
in addition to many extensions to
HTML, not all of which conform to the
proposed standard. Netscape
is a commercial product but can be evaluated free of charge for an unlimited
period of time by individuals.
The 16-bit version works under both OS/2 and Windows.
Available by anonymous FTP from ftp.mcom.com in the
netscape subdirectory. See Netscape's web site for information
about mirror sites.
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Quadralay GWHIS Viewer (Commercial Mosaic)
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Quadralay offers a commercial-grade (not free!) version of Mosaic for
Unix systems, with Windows and Macintosh versions expected
in the future.
(URL is:
http://www.quadralay.com/products/products.html#gwhis
)
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tkWWW Browser/Editor for X11
- A Unix Browser/Editor
for X11 (URL is <http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TkWWW/Status.html> ).
Supports WSYIWYG HTML editing.
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MidasWWW Browser
- A Unix/X browser from Tony Johnson.
(Beta, works well.)
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Viola for X (Beta)
- Viola has two versions for Unix/X: one using Motif, one using
Xlib (no Motif). Handles HTML Level 3 forms and tables. Has
extensions for multiple
columning, collapsible/expandable list, client-side document
include. Available by anonymous FTP from ora.com in /pub/www/viola.
More information available at the URL
http://xcf.berkeley.edu/ht/projects/viola/README.
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Chimera
- Unix/X Browser using Athena (doesn't require Motif). Supports
forms, inline images, etc.; closest to Mosaic in feel of the non-Motif
X11 browsers.
Available for anonymous FTP from
ftp.cs.unlv.edu in the directory /pub/chimera.
- Emacs w3 mode
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The Emacs w3 mode supports multiple fonts, color, inline images,
movies, and the whole nine yards when run under a graphical
version of emacs; see section 4.3.7.
- Arena
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Arena's primary purpose is to be a testbed for HTML Level 3
documents. As a result, Arena supports many of the new and interesting features of
HTML Level 3. As of this writing it is still in prerelease and expectations
should be set accordingly! Available by anonymous FTP from
ftp.w3.org in the directory pub/www/arena/ .
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