The update of Spectrum Internet Suite (aka SIS) web browser for the Apple IIgs
is nearing a commercial release. 

The Seven Hills Software - SIS url ref. follows: 

http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sis/sis.htm

The SIS Manualis also available for your review and information from the
following url link:

http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sis/manual/index.htm


An outline of new features and improvements in Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1
(SIS) - follows for your review and information needs also.

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     ¥ Control-Double-Click in the Browser Window provides information on
       the item selected:
          ³ Link shows the full URL and optionally save the Web link's
            content to disk
          ³ Graphic icon shows the full URL
          ³ Anywhere else on a page brings up a new Document Information
            window
     ¥ Conforms to the HTML 4.0 security issues:
          ³ Provide warning if sending data by email
          ³ Provide warning if sending data insecurely
     ¥ Support more Network architectures:
          ³ Delphi customers
          ³ VAX/VMS users
          ³ AIX UNIX and equivalent environments
          ³ Debian LINUX and equivalent environments
     ¥ More Network Access:
          ³ Netscape cookie support
          ³ HTTP 1.1 Proxy Authentication
     ¥ "Single Click Internet Search":
          ³ New toolbar button takes you to an Internet Search home page
          ³ Internet Search home page can be customized in the
            Preferences
     ¥ Included Bookmark Editor featuring:
          ³ Sorting, editing, copying, cutting, pasting, and creating
            bookmarks
          ³ Imports Lynx 2.6 and newer Netscape (to 4.x) and Mac Internet
            Explorer (to 4.x) Bookmark files
          ³ Imports links from any HTML based file including Lynx 2.5 and
            earlier bookmarks files
     ¥ Email and related enhancements
          ³ Accepts all valid Internet standard (RFC 822) email addresses
          ³ Include a signature file as part of your email messages
          ³ Supports Netscape's 'mailto:' URL enhancements
          ³ Send Web Page Location via Email for others to view
          ³ Spell check messages with NiftySpell (distributed by
            Shareware Solutions)
     ¥ Preference options use a modern index-file tabbed page interface
     ¥ Bookmark menu can now have dividers
     ¥ Browse directories of all disks, including local GS/OS networked
       drives
     ¥ Cached Web pages won't be read from disk if they have expired
     ¥ Compatible with Spectrum's 2.2 telnet ability
     ¥ Interface updated to conform to the latest Apple Human Interface
       Guidelines
     ¥ Several speed optimizations--pages retrieve faster!
     ¥ Numerous HTML display fixes
     ¥ Year 2000 compliant (until February 2040, the IIGS toolbox date
       limit)
     ¥ Many "behind the scene" enhancements
     ¥ Over one hundred bug fixes
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Requirements
 
     ¥ ROM 01 or ROM 03 IIGS or Bernie II the Rescue 2.0 with
          ³ Minimum 4 megs of RAM
          ³ Hard drive with minimum 1 meg free, preferably more for
            caching pages
          ³ GS/OS 6.0.1
     ¥ Spectrum 2.1 or higher
     ¥ Modem (recommended 28.8 or higher) or direct serial connection
     ¥ Hardware handshaking cable
     ¥ Command-line shell account on UNIX, VAX/VMS, Delphi, or Genie
       system
       
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