Release Notes AMADEUS Version 1.00 Beta 30/07/95 tdieting
New Features (since the beta 0.87.000)
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o new commands:
o - to be filled out -
o enhancements:
o - to be filled out -
Bug Fixes
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o - to be filled out -
Known Bugs/Shortcomings
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o The following functions are not implemented yet:
o WAIS support
o Gopher over Hyper-G
o WWW inline images when NOT connected to a Hyper-G database
o The user interface still needs improvement.
o Text viewer:
o text marking has still some minor bugs
o gopher gateway: currently only text-/image documents and Gopher-Search
are supported (sound, ... will follow)
o WWW gateway: Forms, scripts and ismap-features are not supported.
o WAIS gateway: not implemented yet
o PC/TCP 2.2: MultiMedia documents cause a crash with this version, but
PC/TCP 2.3x works perfectly
Future Plans
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o textviewer
o HTML 3.0 parser *
o support of forms *
o image viewer
o cut & paste of selected areas **
o speed improvements **
o more supported formats (PGM, PPM, ...) **
o movie player (MPEG)
o more player controls (pause, continue, fast forward, ...) **
o audio support **
o links ***
o speed improvements **
o internal audio player
o support of AU, WAV (MPEG2..??) format **
o usual player controls supported **
o select, cut & paste (needs graphical view of sound) ***
o save-as with several formats (AU, WAV at least) **
o collection browser
o ADDITIONAL view to menu-structure: hierarchical tree-structure
(like in "Harmony", the UNIX-Hyper-G client) **
o some additional or improved navigational and administrative tools
o "fish eye view" and/or "local map" information for a documents
position in the database hierarchy (like in "Harmony") **
o improved statistical information ***
o improved "send message" etc. .. ***
o some more adiministrative tools (possibly as seperate applications) ***
o improvements to extend Amadeus to a universal internet tool:
o really big improvements for the http protocol (WorldWideWeb):
inline images *, forms *,
o improvements for the Gopher protocol (Gopher+ ??) **
o WAIS protocol support **/***??
o direct FTP protocol support *
o direct NEWS protocol support? ***
o direct Archie protocol support? ***
o sending EMail (SMTP) (There are no plans to directly support receiving
of EMails, this should be done by the Hyper-G server once) *
o local home page/database:
similar to a WWW home page (but with more features)
There you can specify "direct links" to all internet protocols, that
Amadeus supports, including Hyper-G servers themselves (to select one as
your home server).
This also enables you to use Amadeus WITHOUT a Hyper-G server (if there
is no one yet available in the near surrounding), although you won't be
able to use all the impressive features Hyper-G would support. *
Time schedule:
* ..... 3Q '95
** .... 4Q '95
*** ... 1Q '96
Note: This is a suggested time schedule, as well its priority, as its content
can change !
