This page is dedicated to promoting new and interesting things on the Net, accessible only with a PPP connection. I hope that you will enjoy and contribute to this page.
This month's new and interesting things on the Net are: Alta Vista Private Extension (beta), Free Agent 1.1, and Real Audio 3.0.
If you are impressed with Digital Equipment Corporation's Alta Vista Search Engine for the World Wide Web, you'll love Alta Vista Private Extension. It indexes your hard disk periodically so when you want to know which files on your hard disk contains a desired phrase, Alta Vista Private Extension can find in a heart beat.
Alta Vista Private Extension is currently in the beta testing stage. You can download this beta version of this package from the WWW site:
http://demos.altavista.software.digital.com/visionary/avsearchpx.cgiCurrently, you can download the beta version for FREE. After November, you can purchase the official release of Alta Vista Private Extension for $29.95.
Have you been using the news reader Free Agent 1.0 (the 16-bit application)? Do you have a 32-bit version of Winsock and don't want to switch over to another news reader just to get the 32-bit speed because Free Agent is such a well designed software? There's good news! Free Agent 1.1 is here! And its available in a 32-bit version as well as a 16-bit version. To download this FREE ware, go to:
http://www.forteinc.com/forte/getfa/download.htmIf you have been using Real Audio, you already know what this application can do. It allows you to hear an audio stream transmitted to your PC via the Internet. In the past, the quality of the Real Audio sound is rough at best. However, version 3.0 has been release and it can reproduces high quality stereo sound. Download it from:
http://www.realaudio.com/products/player/download.htmlMissed September's adventure? Go here
Found something new and interesting on the net? Share it with your fellow Smart.Net users. Send your discovery to PHChen@ChenCompServ.Com.
Happy Web Surfing!
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