I took a look, and must heartily disagree that they complement Arachne.
They would probably, if they could, stop Arachne in its tracks. They
sell their own internet "suite" complete with browser, etc ... or so
they say. Despite their talk of being an alternative to "bloated
software" they seem to produce their own brand ... things that must run
together and won't run seperately.
I found their demo, which supposedly includes their web browser. They
do have something disquised as a Comm program but I couldn't find how to
use it, how to write scripts for dialer [that was one option], or how to
set up the module to use it to access ISP & web.
There doesn't appear to be anything new in all the files that came down
with the demo. These folks bought out GeoWorks apparently, and the
internal copyright dates are 1991 despite the fact there are some files
that are externally dated 97 & 98.
And it is bloatware. The demo installation package is more than 5Mb and
installed it takes ~10Mb. It tries to immitate windows as much as
possible, including where you click on screen to do things, how you
move, many of the commands, etc. It is very GUI filled.
Just out of curiosity I'd like to run it, but I'm not about to attempt
to figure out how to setup the Comm section, and they don't even have
the right drivers for my printer -- although I was able to "make do"
with a "near model" for b&w printing. So if anyone has enough spare
time to actually get the demo comm programs up and running, lemme know
how. I did notice that they apparently have tcpip, slip, ppp & lan
socket stuff ... but found no way to integrate it into use within comm
program window.
l.d.
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On Wed, 05 Jan 2000 12:01:52 +0000, Charles Boisvert and Catherine Clinton
wrote:
> Take a look at the work done by http://www.newdealinc.com
> about re-using old computers. These folks make software
> for older systems. And since internet connectivity is
> their weak point, they complement Arachne very well.
> Charles
-- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/
