AMSD Ariadna
| Developer(s) | Advanced Multimedia System Design |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1995 |
| Stable release | 1.3
/ 1996 |
| Operating system | Windows 95 Windows NT |
| Available in | Web browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
AMSD Ariadna is the first Russian web browser ever developed.[citation needed] It was developed by Advanced Multimedia System Design (AMSD) in early 1994.
History[edit]
To spread word of the Internet in Russia, AMSD researched the web browser in 1994. It was released in 1995 and was ported to Windows 95 and Windows NT.[citation needed]
By the time of its introduction, Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, two no-cost browsers, were dominating the Russian browser market. Ariadna, however, wasn't free software and, despite its high quality, failed to make a stance in the market and was terminated a few years later.[1]
Features[edit]
Being a pioneer browser, Ariadna has limited functionality compared to today's browsers. Some features include:[1]
- Data filter
- HTML 3.2 support
- E-mail and text box support
- PNG support,[2] including transparency (but not as background images)
- Limited Java support (only JDK 1.02)
- 50,000 word English-Russian dictionary[3]
Ariadna does not support animated GIFs or JavaScript.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b AMSD Ariadna History at AMSD.com Archived June 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AMSD Ariadna News Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AMSD Ariadna Home Page Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine