"SSE Doc"

Introduction

This HTML page started life as a small 3 engine page two weeks ago. It is now bigger and much more than I thought I would need it to be. It neatly fulfils my own needs and is about 50 hours of mad work too long. :) I don't deny writing it, but I must have been insane when I decided to continue. :) It works well on any modern browser. You are advised to use it as the home page, loading it from your hard drive rather than manually looking for those pages on the Web. The main requirement is a computer that can be on the net and additionally any browser that handles text (all of them!). If you're reading this file, there is a good chance that you can use it :) ALynx cannot access some of the searchers in this version. A dedicated version may appear in the future, if there is demand from users. The latest version will always be on: HTTP://www.geocities.com/paris/6612/amiga.html

Installation

Assuming the archive is already unpacked, you should move the file SSE.html to your fave browser directory. You can configure your browser to have the page as its home page. The doc file for Amiga owners is SSE_Doc.guide. There is also a file in HTML form (SSE_Doc.html), for all other users.

Hints And Tips

Using the page under iBrowse demo 1.01 is not recommended on machines with slower processors than the 68030. Loading the page on a basic Amiga 1200 with fast memory takes approximately 47 seconds. Either use a browser that handles text faster, or use consistent fonts in your settings - one type for H1-H6 fonts and one for normal text. A future version may be split into different files, making it easier to find a specific searcher and also much faster for mortals like me who have their processor running at 14MHz :) Use the "Tab" key to move between text gadgets under MUI. Shift+Tab moves back. With AWeb the Tab acts a bit differently - It moves between the text strings on the same engine only. ALynx leaves you with many options. The up and down cursor keys are very effective in moving between the page's elements. Speed ----- These statistics may help you find the right browser to use this page with. OS Browser Name Computer Time Taken ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AmigaOS 3.1 AWeb 1.2 A1200 020+FastRAM/14MHz 2.8 seconds AmigaOS 3.1 Voyager 1.0 A1200 020+FastRAM/14MHz 9 seconds AmigaOS 3.1 ALynx 1.29 A1200 020+FastRAM/14MHz 29 seconds AmigaOS 3.1 AMosaic 2.0 A1200 020+FastRAM/14MHz 29 seconds AmigaOS 3.1 iBrowse 1.01 demo A1200 020+FastRAM/14MHz 47 seconds OS/2 Warp 3.0 Web Explorer 1.1d Pentium Overdrive 63MHz A few seconds FreeBSD 2.1.5 Lynx 2.5 486DX33/16MB A few seconds Windows 95 Netscape 2.0 Pentium 120MHz/16MB 2.5 seconds Windows 95 Explorer 4.40 Pentium 120MHz/16MB 3 seconds Windows 95 Netscape 3.0 Pentium 83MHz/16MB 5 seconds Windows 3.11 Websurf 4.6 486DX66/16MB 5 seconds Windows 3.11 Netscape 3.0 beta 486DX66/16MB 6 seconds System 7.5.5 Netscape 2.01 Quadra 610 w/Power Mac upgrade A few seconds I cannot guarantee that all servers work all the time. In fact, at any given time at least 3 or more searchers do not accept queries. If a searcher repeatedly forbids your access or totally ignores your query, please report to me and I will remove it from the page in future versions. It may be that it is temporarily down. In such a case try again at a different time.

History

Work since beta 0.6 ------------------- 26-Sep-96 --------- Version 0.65 - Added Amiga Web Directory New Links (requested by Renegrade of #AmigaCafe). Version 0.71 - Added Infoseek Ultra (suggested by Kinetik of #AmigaCafe). Version 0.74 - Removed a serious bug with Pathfinder searcher, that caused iBrowse to display weird formatting text. Also discovered a bug with Netscape under Win95 (still needs fixing). Version 0.75 - Added Yahoo (for popularity reasons). Win95 bug removed. Pathfinder searcher removed. 27-Sep-96 --------- Version 0.76 - A few internal conversions between tables and forms. Version 0.77 - Added Alta Vista and Deja News. Version 0.78 - Fixed a very annoying fault of iBrowse regarding a (badly?) written table code on the Deja News page. A new installed ISP Proxy server made things a bit confusing. Version 0.79 Fixed some minor spacing errors. A few searchers had to be modified as well. Version 0.80 Added Inktomi, Magellan. Modified Amicrawler to work better with iBrowse. Version 0.81 Improved the way Magellan works. Version 0.82 Added SavvySearch. 28-Sep-96 --------- Version 0.83 Added Open Text, Excite and FTP Search. Version 0.85 A few fixes in Excite. Added InfoSeek. Added World Wide Yellow Pages. Fixed a small bug in the handling of Open Text. 29-Sep-96 --------- Version 0.86 Added HotBot Version 0.87 Added Net Locator, LinkStar, Bookstore, Starting Point, MetaCrawler. 30-Sep-96 --------- Version 0.90 Added W3 Catalog. Removed Inktomi because of persistent failure for over a week. Made the size of the file smaller and working faster with iBrowse. Fixed a small bug with World Wide Yellow Pages. Version 0.91 Removed Harvest. Removed debug info. Fixed Internet Address Finder to work with Voyager. It would stretch the entire screen to both sides. 3-Oct-96 -------- Version 0.92 Added BYTE Magazine search. 5-Oct-96 -------- Version 1.0 Small fixes, mainly internal.

Future

Future plans: Well, to live happily and to cherish every moment :) Ohh, and to make the index part guide the user to specific searchers using a smart recommendation system. Making the page run more smoothly is also a wish with a high priority. I will consider every suggestion by users. It is YOUR page and should reflect your wishes and ideas. :)

Legal Issues

Credits

Thanks to Saraba, MsPiggy and PhilK for their Amiga beta-testing. Thanks also to Omadoan for his help with testing the page under Windows 95. A big thanks to Nockles and her Macintosh for finding out an embarrassing bug of mine, and for trying all the links. Also helpful was jaeger with his FreeBSD set-up.

Contacts

For bug report, suggestions or anything useful, email Seed

Disclaimer

THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.