Argo (web browser)
| Developer(s) | Bert Bos[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 1994 |
| Final release | ?
/ 2 July 1997 |
| Operating system | HP-UX |
| Available in | English |
| Type | web browser |
| License | W3C Software Notice and License/CERN open source copyright |
Argo was part of a project to make the Internet accessible to scholars in the Humanities at the University of Groningen.[2] The Argo web browser was created in August 1994 by Bert Bos.[1]
There is presently no publicly available built version, although the source code is still available.[3]
History
The Argo browser was able to handle its own
Functionality
Argo based on the W3A, an API for WWW browser applets.[4] The browser featured plug-in modules, or "applets", which allowed for the addition of new functionality without recompilation. Examples of such functionality provided by the applets includes adding support for the following:[1]
- Bookmarks/history
- Cache/proxy support
- Data formats (e.g. ASCII, GIF, HTML, JPEG, XBM, XPM)
- Email clients (e.g. Mutt, Pine)
- Graphical navigation
The browser's kernel depended on the modules to provide such functionality.
Technical
The browser was run on HP-UX and used dynamic loading to support its applets.
See also
- Cascading Style Sheets
References
- ^ a b c d e Bert Bos (14 April 1995). "SIMPLE STYLE SHEETS FOR SGML & HTML ON THE WEB". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d Håkon Wium Lie; Bert Bos. "Chapter 20 – The CSS saga". World Wide Web Consortium. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ the download directory for the Argo files
- ^ Bert Bos. "Home Page of Bert Bos". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Bert Bos (23 November 2007). "Argo: user commands per mode". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 27 June 2010.