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SUBJECT
  ad/soft/WebReader - Usenet newsreader in Java (beta)

DESCRIPTION
  The Fractal Images Company is proud to announce the availability of
  WebReader(tm) Beta Release 3. WebReader is the first USENET newsreader
  written entirely in Sun Microsystem's Java(tm) programming language.

PLATFORM
  Solaris 2.3, Solaris 2.4, Windows 95

BODY

The Fractal Images Company is proud to announce the availability of
WebReader(tm) Beta Release 3. WebReader is the first USENET newsreader written
entirely in Sun Microsystem's Java(tm) programming language. Much more than
just another newsreader, WebReader allows the user to post and read News
messages in graphically-rich HTML, not just dry ASCII. Users are no longer
restricted to the use of mere caps and exclamation marks to emphasize a word or
phrase. With WebReader, you can now express yourself using the full power of
HTML, including bold, italic, graphics and other complex HTML 2.0 tags, as well
as some of the more popular and compelling tags available through Netscape
Navigator(tm).

Compared to the static nature of Web pages, newsgroups have always been a
more active and effective way to exchange and distribute information on the
Internet. But newsgroups have never had the creative tools available to Web
designers necessary to fully express information. The revolutionary WebReader
gives users the best of both worlds, allowing users to post  and read articles
"enhanced" through the use of HTML! WebReader-challenged newsreaders see only
an ASCII "synopsis" of the enhanced posts, not the HTML tags, so articles
posted by WebReader are fully downward compatible with other newsreaders.

Release 3 of WebReader includes the following enhancements:

a. HTML editor--WebReader 0.3b includes a full-function HTML editor, to help
in composing enhanced articles and Web pages in general. The editor includes
previewing, multi-level undo, and many other features. HTML version 2.0 tags
are supported, and the editor is easy to use even for those who are not
proficient in HTML.

b. Article categories--This is another WebReader "first". Articles may be
assigned a message category at the time they are posted. Readers may then
filter on the category of their choice, resulting in a display of only those
articles in the given category. This makes it easy to browse popular groups,
looking only for articles of a particular interest. Users may specify not
only a main category, but any number of subcategories as well when posting
or reading articles.

c. Proxy support--Now you can specify an HTTP proxy host, for reading enhanced
Usenet articles.

d. Simplified user interface for posting of articles--The post dialog user
interface has been cleaned up, resulting in less busy dialog windows.

The WebReader Beta program began April 1, 1996. If you are not already part
of the Beta test, and would like to join, you must:

	a. be running Solaris either 2.3 or 2.4 OR Windows 95
	b. currently have the Sun's JDK Version 1.0 or later installed

That's it. To join the WebReader Beta, please send e-mail indicating the
platform(s) you will be running WebReader on, and we'll send you the WebReader
binaries and associated files. The Beta program is expected to last through
August. Please note: The Fractal Images Company reserves the right to exclude
any individual or organization from the WebReader Beta program.


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Robert Uomini
The Fractal Images Company (http://www.fractals.com)
Voice: 510-528-0258/800-548-0258
Fax:   510-528-0243

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