TradeWave winWeb and MacWeb

TradeWave winWeb and MacWeb -- TradeWave's winWeb and MacWeb clients (formerly of EINet) have seen some serious improvements since undergoing a change in management. New additions include an integrated newsreader, mailto support, transparent gifs, advanced tables support (although not as solid as Internet Explorer or Netscape), centering, and additional Netscapisms. Unfortunately, it still lacks the features and speed necessary to compete with the likes of Mosaic and Netscape. Features missing include multiple document loading, frames, and client side image mapping; in addition, the newsreader, support for tables, and general processing of HTML pages are not nearly as solid as those of the better browsers. WinWeb was created initially by EINet, whose Galaxy WWW search site is immensely popular. There is even an internal searching feature for locating information on Galaxy included with the newest release of WinWeb. If winWeb's new owner puts some more work into improving on the current features, adding a few more critical features, and improving the overall speed, this could become a very strong contender; however, for now it still takes a backseat to the current titans -- Netscape and Internet Explorer. Pros: Integrated newsreader, internal searching feature through EINet's Galaxy Cons: Still lacks many features, slooowwwww, icons need to be bigger New: Integrated newsreader, support for mailto, tables, centering, and transparent gifs Version Reviewed: 2.0b3 Date of Review: 11/10/95 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud apps conference Main Menu