AMSD Ariadna is the first

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ever developed. It was developed by ''Advanced Multimedia System Design'' (AMSD) in early 1994.

History

To spread word of the Internet in Russia, AMSD researched the web browser in 1994. It was released in 1995 and was ported to

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. By the time of its introduction,

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, two no-cost browsers, were dominating the Russian browser market. Ariadna, however, wasn't free software and, despite its high quality, failed to make a stance in the market and was terminated a few years later.AMSD Ariadna History at AMSD.com

Features

Being a pioneer browser, Ariadna has limited functionality compared to today's browsers. Some features include: * Data filter *

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3.2 support *

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and text box support * PNG support, including transparency (but not as background images) * Limited

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support (only JDK 1.02) * 50,000 word English- Russian dictionaryAMSD Ariadna Home Page
Ariadna does not support animated

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References

External links

AMSD Ariadna Project Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amsd Ariadna 1995 software Windows web browsers Discontinued web browsers

History

Features

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