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- From: perjac@inet.uni-c.dk (Per Jacobsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: AWeb (dislikes and what should be fixed ;)
- Date: 20 Apr 1996 14:50:26 GMT
- Organization: The Shadows' Parking lot
- Message-ID: <4latji$i03@news.uni-c.dk>
- References: <19960331.E18D688.15506@hydra.zrz.tu-berlin.de> <4kdtk8$1e0@news.uni-c.dk> <4kf5kg$8tc@larry.utah.com>
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- Mike Lewis (mike@larry.utah.com) wrote:
- > Per Jacobsen (perjac@inet.uni-c.dk) wrote:
- > : Flexy (starecjc@hydra.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE) wrote:
- > :
- > : > Why shouldnt a webbrowser like ibrowse or aweb not implement such
- > : > protocols (gopher://, ftp://, news:// etc.) also ?
- > :
- > : True, it would be much nicer to have it all in one that 500 different
- > : programs. At least for the basics, another of one Netscapes success
- > : probably. The sensible is build in, and you can plugin the more extreme.
-
- > [Preference for the opposite]
-
- So it boils down to we each would like it our way. But whereas you only
- think about yourself i'm thinking about the Amiga and future uses. Its
- far better for them, and our faltering platform, if they can just plug
- and play rather than plug and pray.
-
- > In addition to the savings in memory
-
- Have it as a library loaded when neded. Many Web pages are still on FTP
- sites, so it's a must there.
-
- > (and consequently execution speed),
-
- eh?
-
- > with separate clients, each client can focus on what it's good at, and a
- > user can pick and choose which he wants to run. Maybe I don't like the
- > built-in newsreader that came with web browser X. What are my options then?
-
- As they always have been, pick something else.
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