Please note that this is a beta version of Speed Download.
See Overview and Quickstart for current limitations
1.1 Purpose
Often your download speeds are far from your theoretical maximums. Sometimes this is because the Internet is generally clogged up, or because your ISP is overloaded. But sometimes it's because the server you are connecting to is only giving a certain amount of bandwidth to each client. Speed Download tries to get round this by using up to 32 simultanteous connections per download. Speed Download is also a general purpose download client which is Applescriptable and allows all downloads to be resumed.1.2 Requirements
Speed Download requires any Power Macintosh or compatible, with Mac OS 8.1 or higher. The amount of memory required will vary with the number of simultaneous connections you use and transfer buffer sizes. Obviously you will also require a connection to the Internet.1.3 Updates
The latest version of Speed Download is always available here.
Before reporting a bug, please check that you are using the latest version of Speed Download.
1.4 Bug Reports and Contact
Information
Send bug reports, comments, suggestions etc to fred.cheung@kagi.com1.5 Legal Niceties
As this is a beta version, your feedback is especially important whether you have problems or not, or because you have come up with a better name for Speed Download, nice icons, or just to say that it does work.
The software and accompanying instructions are provided as is without warranty of any kind. The author Frederick Cheung does not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations regarding the use or, or the results of the use of the software or accompanying instructions in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed by you. If the software or instructions are defective, you, and not Frederick Cheung, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. This software may be distributed electronically as long as it is not altered in anyway and is not separated from its documentation. Any commercial distribution (this includes shareware compilations) is prohibited without the prior written permission of the author. Should you wish to include Speed Download on a magazine cover CD you must inform Frederick Cheung.