UdiWWW explained

UdiWWW HTML3 Web Browser
Author:Bernd Richter
Discontinued:yes
Latest Release Version:1.2.000
Programming Language:C/C++
Operating System:Windows 3.1 / 3.11 / NT / 95[1]
Language:English, German
Size:1.7 MB (32-bit)
570 KB (16-bit)
Genre:Web browser
License:Public domain

UdiWWW is an early, now discontinued freeware graphical HTML 3.2 web browser for 16-bit and 32-bit Microsoft Windows. It was written and developed by Bernd Richter in C/C++ from 1995 to 1996. Following the release of version 1.2 in April 1996, Richter ceased development, stating "let Microsoft with the ActiveX Development Kit do the rest."[2] [3] [4]

UdiWWW was among the first web browsers to support the then proposed HTML 3.0 standard.[5] [6] In doing so, it was also among the first browsers to support the specifications html math, html figures, and the PNG image format,[7] which other leading browsers at the time such as Netscape and Internet Explorer 2.0 did not.[8] The browser gained some popularity during 1996, but after development was abandoned, the browser fell out of favor.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

The browser is no longer available from its original homepage. However, it (and its source) can still be downloaded from mirror sites.[17] [18]

History

UdiWWW was created for the UDINE Projekt (Universal Document Information and Navigation Environment). UDINE was started in 1992 and the goal was to "create a flexible, multimedia information system that is able to show different files (text, picture, audio, and video) with a similar user interface on different systems."[19] [20] [21] To be able to read "web information" the UDINE project was expanded by a web browser. It was not able to integrate common browsers like the NCSA Mosaic because of the client-server architecture without modification. The source code of Mosaic was not available at that time, so the university started their own project. UDINE-WWW-Viewer was created and had most features of HTML 3 integrated.[7] [22] [23]

Features

UdiWWW has the following features as of Version 1.2:[24] [25] [26] It also features a clock in the lower right hand corner that tells how long the browser has been up.

There is no official help file; rather, in the included .hlp file, Bernd Richter stated, "This help file was automatically created by the developing environment and is quite useless. As you know, UdiWWW is a 'One Man Show' and the author could not find time for writing help files."[27]

Criticism

UdiWWW was criticized for lacking many advanced features like news, FTP, HTML4, Dynamic HTML, support for targeted windows, a "new window" command for launching multiple sessions, client side image mapping, and security. It was also seen to be slow.[28]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PC WWW BROWSERS. Graham. Ian . Michael Lee. WWW Software for Windows PCs. University of Toronto. March 13, 2010.
  2. Web site: July 24, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970724174700/http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/index.htm. UdiWWW. Bernd Richter. University of Ulm. May 26, 1997. March 13, 2010.
  3. Web site: UdiWWW: Coming soon. July 9, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970709122848/http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/soon.htm. Richter. Bernd. University of Ulm. September 4, 1996. March 16, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: The 'link'-Element in (X)HTML. March 30, 2004. subotnik.net. March 14, 2010.
  5. Web site: WORLD WIDE WEB FAQ. 1996. March 16, 2010.
  6. Web site: Microsoft Windows browsers. World Wide Web FAQ. March 16, 2010.
  7. Web site: Department of Information Resource Management. Großmann. Prof. Dr. Hans Peter. University of Ulm. March 22, 2010. June 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604224235/http://www.uni-ulm.de/uni/veroeff/fb/93-95/126.html.en. dead.
  8. Book: Stauffer, Todd. Html by Example. Que. June 1996. Chapter 18. 978-0-7897-0812-0. http://docs.rinet.ru/EtoHTML/ch18.htm.
  9. Web site: UdiWWW Introduction. Stroud. Forrest. Software Reviews. Internet.com. March 14, 2010.
  10. Web site: UdiWWW No Longer a Serious Contender. Stroud. Forrest. Software Reviews. Internet.com. March 14, 2010.
  11. Web site: Latest browser rankings from BrowserCaps (UdiWWW is currently #1). Ornstein. David. Nov 20, 1995. Webhistory. March 14, 2010.
  12. Web site: Chapter 2 How Web Browsers and Servers Work Together. Brown. Mark. 1996. Que Corporation. March 14, 2010.
  13. Web site: Latest browser rankings from BrowserCaps (UdiWWW is currently #1). Ornstein. David. Nov 20, 1995. World Wide Web Consortium. March 14, 2010.
  14. Book: Gayle V. Davidson-Shivers. Karen L. Rasmussen. Web-based learning: design, implementation, and evaluation. March 16, 2010. 2006. Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall. 978-0-13-081425-8. 378.
  15. Book: B. Ram. Computer fundamentals: architecture and organization. March 16, 2010. 2000. New Age International. 978-81-224-1267-3. 1.32.
  16. Book: Mark Surfas. Mark Brown. Using Intranet HTML. March 16, 2010. November 1996. Que. 978-0-7897-0852-6. 88.
  17. Its original homepage at Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19970724174700/http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/index.htm . July 24, 1997 . mdy-all . is no longer up. The original ftp page at ftp://ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de/pub/infosystems/UdiWWW/ is no longer up.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206080528/http://archiv.leo.org/pub/comp/general/infosys/www/browsers/UdiWWW/. December 6, 2004. LEO – /pub/comp/general/infosys/www/browsers/UdiWWW/. Leo. December 6, 2004. March 22, 2010.
  19. Web site: BelWü Spots. Herrmann. B.. January 1998. BelWü (Baden-Württembergs extended LAN). de. March 22, 2010.
  20. UDINE a universal document information and navigation entry. Müller. Paul. Hans Peter Großmann. June 10, 2003. 10.1016/0169-7552(94)90096-5. 26. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. S29–S38.
  21. Web site: abgeschlossene Projekte. UDINE. Ulm University. de. March 24, 2010.
  22. Web site: abgeschlossene Projekte. Forschung. Ulm University. de. March 24, 2010.
  23. Web site: Überblick über die Aufgaben des Universitätsrechenzentrums. Prof. Dr. H. P. Großmann. Universitätsrechenzentrum . Ulm University. de. March 24, 2010.
  24. Web site: New Features in UdiWWW. April 4, 1996. March 16, 2010. Bernd Richter. https://web.archive.org/web/19970709122413/http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/new.htm. University of Ulm. 1997-07-09.
  25. Web site: UdiWWW Test Verzeichnis. University of Ulm. July 9, 1997. March 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/19970709122823/http://www.uni-ulm.de/~richter/udiwww/testhtml/index.htm . July 9, 1997.
  26. Web site: Proposal: List attributes. Steel. Warren . May 17, 1996 . W3C. March 24, 2010.
  27. From the help file "UDIWWW32.hlp" from the Version 1.2.000 installation.
  28. Web site: UdiWWW – No Longer a Serious Contender. Stroud. Forrest. December 11, 1996. Windows Software Reviews. Win Planet. March 22, 2010.

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