Frontier, an AppleScript like software, began to be developed in the
late 1980s. Based on Pascal syntax, and having much integration with
the Finder, UserLand had attempted to have Apple acquire Frontier.
However, terms could not be agreed upon. In the end, Apple and
UserLand decided to create separate, but compatible, scripting based
products. - With the release of Macintosh System Software 7.5, Apple
has bundled AppleScript in with each new OS release from then onwards.
UserLand struggled to compete with the freely available AppleScript,
and had difficulties trying to keep their product compatible with
AppleScript, something Apple gave little support to.

> UserLand responded to Applescript by re-positioning Frontier as a
> Web development environment, distributing the software free of
> charge with the "Aretha" release of May 1995. In late 1996, Frontier
> 4.1 had become "an integrated development environment that lends
> itself to the creation and maintenance of Web sites and management
> of Web pages sans much busywork," and by the time Frontier 4.2 was
> released in January 1997, the software was firmly established in the
> realms of website management and CGI scripting, allowing users to
> "taste the power of large-scale database publishing with free
> software."
>
> ? Excerpt: [Wikipedia][1].

Later in 2004, Frontier was released as Open Source Software under the
GPL license. Now called the [Frontier Kernel Project][2], Frontier
versions can be found for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, as well as
Windows. [UserLand][3] still exists, and continues to develop Manilla
and Radio UserLand, both web publishing products.

 * Top DL: is Userland Frontier v4.0b1, it contains a 68k only copy
   of Frontier. This is Aretha Beta 1, the first beta release of
   Frontier version 4.0, of 1995

 * 2nd DL: is Userland Frontier v4.0b4, it contains separate 68k and
   PPC executable copies of Frontier.

 * 3rd DL: is Userland Frontier v4.0.1.

 * 4th DL: is Userland Frontier v4.2, it contains a FAT (both 68k &
   PPC combined) copy of Frontier.

 * 5th DL: is Userland Frontier v4.2 to v4.2.1 updater.

 * 6th DL: is Userland Frontier v4.2.3.

 * 7th DL: AddShareMenu for Frontier v4.2.3.

See Also: [AppleScript: The Beta Release][4], [AppleScript 1.1][5],
[AppleScript 1.8.3][6], [AppleScript Language Guide (PDF)][7],
[FaceSpan 2.1][8], [FaceSpan 3][9], [FaceSpan 4.3][10], [Frontier
1][11], [Script Debugger 1.0][12], [Script Debugger 3.0][13],
[Smile][14]

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

Macintosh or Power Macintosh

All downloads have been tested as working OK with Mini vMac II. - Yet
to try other emulators, but my guess is they will be fine, too.

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UserLand_Software
  [2]: http://frontierkernel.org/
  [3]: http://www.userland.com/
  [4]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/applescript-the-beta-release
  [5]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/applescript-11
  [6]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/applescript-183
  [7]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/applescript-language-guide-pdf
  [8]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/facespan-21
  [9]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/facespan-3
  [10]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/facespan-43
  [11]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/frontier
  [12]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/script-debugger-10
  [13]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/script-debugger-30
  [14]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/smile

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