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At the main office of hooked, our systems include the support facilities
that allow straight-forward, multi-tasking access to the internet,
with a windowing client package.
The Pipeline for Windows software package is designed to set a new
standard for easy, friendly on-line communication. Yet it is also
extremely powerful, using the capabilities of Windows in ways that no
other on-line service has tried to do.
* Easy point-and-click interface
* Open as many windows as you like: see mail arrive in one window,
browse an information service in another, view a weather map in
a third ...
* Intelligent background processing of the data flow
* Live weather forecasts, UPI news, sports scores, and much more
* Read documents, display pictures, and find files from everywhere
on the global Internet
* Instant help wherever you are
Main features
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-- Mail. New mail automatically drops into the Inbox as it arrives (or
when the user logs in). Users may create and manage other mail folders.
There is a built-in address book.
-- News. A point-and-click news reader smooths the process of finding your
way through 4,000+ Usenet news groups. It is easily customizable. While
on line, you may browse freely. Or, while off line, you may select
subjects to be downloaded quickly for later reading.
-- Gopher. For exploring the Internet, Pipeline features a superset of
Gopher. Documents appear in their own windows for reading, editing, or
printing. Pictures display automatically and can be panned and zoomed as
well as saved and printed. Users can easily customize menu items and icons
with their favorite Internet resources.
-- Telnet sessions. Anything that can be done from a standard terminal can
be done in a window in Pipeline: that means connecting directly to any
place on the Internet. If the user wishes, it's easy to change fonts,
colors, or the terminal emulation.
-- Database searching and file finding. The Pipeline software comes with
its own implementations of Archie, FTP, and WAIS, with simple
user-friendly dialogs to shield users from the technical complexities.
Pink Slip (tm)
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A technical note for Internet experts: The reason the software is unique
lies in its ability to transparently multitask many different windows
(sessions, in effect). We have implemented our own proprietary
packet-transfer protocol--called Pink Slip--to intelligently manage
multiple data streams over an ordinary modem connection.
For the user, the process is transparent: he or she never sees or knows
about Pink Slip. But it is always working behind the scenes. When the user
is downloading a large file, for example, Pink Slip automatically adjusts
the speed of the transfer--the priority given to individual
packets--depending on what else the user is doing. If the user is reading
or replying to mail or News, the background transfer is fast. If new mail
arrives, or the user opens a new window and begins playing a game, those
data streams take priority and push the file transfer into the background.