Emissary (internet software) explained

Emissary
Developer:Attachmate/The Wollongong Group
Released:1995
Discontinued:yes
Latest Release Version:2.0
Operating System:Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 3.5/NT 3.51[1]
Language:English
Genre:Internet Suite
License:Proprietary

Emissary was a popular early commercial internet suite from Attachmate for Windows. It featured a web browser, FTP support, e-mail program, a newsreader program, and an HTML editor.[2]

Though once considered a popular internet suite, it fell out of favor after Internet Explorer 3 was released. Development was abandoned following the Microsoft antitrust case.[3] [4]

Releases

The following are releases of Emissary 1.x:[5]

Emissary 2.0

Emissary 2.0 was a collection of six applications:[7]

Each of these applications ran within Emissary and had its own helpfile.[8]

Features

Emissary 2.0 had the following features:[9] [10]

Technical

Web pages created with Emissary had the following meta tag:

Emails sent with Emissary had the following X-Mailer Header: X-Mailer: Emissary V2.00, by Attachmate Corp.[11]

Releases

System requirements

Emissary 2.0 has the following system requirements:[16] [17] [18] [19]

Reception

The internet suite was well received.[20]

Editions

The following are the editions that were sold:[21] [22] [23] [24]

EditionRelease DatePriceMediumDevelopers
Emissary 1.1 1996??The Wollongong Group Inc., Attachmate Internet Products Group
Emissary 2.0 Desktop Edition1996DiskettesAttachmate
Emissary 2.0 Office Edition1996about DiskettesAttachmate

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emissary . https://web.archive.org/web/20040626195843/http://www.winplanet.com/file/11667.htm. usurped. June 26, 2004. November 1, 1996. Software Index. Internet.com. 14 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Visual Merchandising Dictionary - E. February 28, 2000 . FashionWindows.com, Inc. . 14 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229050433/http://www.fashionwindows.com/visualdictionary/dictionary.asp?letter=E. 29 February 2000.
  3. LIVINGSTON. BRIAN. 1999-03-29 . Will freeware and personalization bring new life to browsers?. InfoWorld. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost . 21. 13. 42, 1/3p. 0199-6649.
  4. Livingston. Brian. May 8, 2000. Brave new Windows: How the Baby Bills will make your life easier and less expensive.. InfoWorld. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost. 22 . 19. 75, 1/2p. 0199-6649.
  5. Web site: Main page. 1996. Attachmate Corporation. 14 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/19961222235523/http://www.twg.com/. 22 December 1996.
  6. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-17462922.html
  7. Web site: Emissary 2.0. https://web.archive.org/web/20040703130322/http://www.winplanet.com/article/2199-2937.htm. usurped. July 3, 2004. Stroud. Forrest . Software Reviews. Internet.com. 15 March 2010.
  8. Take from installation directory
  9. Web site: Features of Emissary 2.0. 1996. Emissary Central. Attachmate. 15 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/19961029131215/http://www.attachmate.com/emissary/features.htm. 29 October 1996.
  10. Web site: Emissary 2.0's New Features. 1996. Emissary Central. Attachmate. 15 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/19961029131246/http://www.attachmate.com/emissary/features/new.htm. 29 October 1996.
  11. http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/gnu/ftp/pub/gnu/windows/emacs/docs/ntemacs/todo/gdb
  12. Web site: Multipart/related in Emissary 2.0 Public Beta. K. Joseph. Dr. Mark. 3 May 1996. MHTML Archives . 15 March 2010.
  13. Web site: SOFT> Emissary 2.0 Public BETA 1 Released. 2 May 1996 . 14 March 2010.
  14. Web site: What's New Archives . May 1996 . Stroud's CWSA Apps . Mecklermedia Corporation . 15 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19991110052655/http://www.daviestrek.com/cwsapps/wn-may96.html . 10 November 1999 .
  15. Web site: ProfessionalsWeb.com - Product Profile: Emissary 2.0 beta 4 . 2010-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120029/http://professionalsweb.com/resources/ProdProfile.asp?ProductID=73 . 2011-07-15 . dead .
  16. Web site: [ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/WWW-Browsers/Emissary/readme.txt INSTALLING EMISSARY 2.0 ]. 1999 . Readme . The Winsock-L FTP Area . 15 March 2010 .
  17. June 1997. Emissary 2.0 Desktop Edition . Smart Computing . Smart Computing in Plain English. 5. 6. 1093-4170.
  18. May 1996 . Emissary 2.0 Desktop Edition . Smart Computing in Plain English. 4. 5. 1093-4170.
  19. Web site: Emissary Download. Emissary Central. Attachmate. 15 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/19961029131113/http://www.attachmate.com/emissary/download.htm. 29 October 1996.
  20. Web site: 1 November 1996 . Software Reviews: Emissary Introduction . Stroud . Forrest . WinPlanet . Internet.com . 30 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061201225428/http://cws.internet.com/article/2199-.htm . 1 December 2006 .
  21. Gustavson. Ron. August 1996. Browsing at large.. CD-ROM Professional. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost. 9. 8. 38, 3p.
  22. Web site: Emissary 2.0 / Host Publ. Archive: 1997 to 1999. Codehigh Ltd. 15 March 2010.
  23. Web site: 16-bit Internet Suites. September 22, 1997. Strouds CWS 16-bit Apps. Mecklermedia Corporation. 15 March 2010.
  24. L. Lee. Yvonne. February 26, 1996. AttachMate Revamps Browser. InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.. 18 . 9. 52. 0199-6649.

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