Fresco (web browser)
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Developer(s) | |
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Initial release | 1994 |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, many others |
Available in | Various languages |
Type | Web browser |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www |
ANT Fresco was a proprietary, embedded web browser produced by , a software development firm headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Fresco was superseded by in 2004.
As an embedded web browser, Fresco was quite attractive due to its low hardware requirements.[citation needed] One of the first mainstream devices that used the Fresco web browser was the released in 2003, and which featured 64 MB of RAM and a RISC CPU. The Prismiq media player received awards from print publications Financial Times and PC Magazine along with the website CNET.[1] It supported HTML 4.01, , optionally , SSL security, and antialiased fonts.[2] IPTV tuners is another market niche where ANT's Fresco web browser has been used. By late 2006, ANT announced that Pace Micro Technology shipped its one millionth TV set-top box including its Fresco web browser.[3]
The version of the Fresco browser as included in the Prismiq Media Player lacked support for AJAX and modern JavaScript. ANT addressed these shortcomings in , launched in 2004.[4]
References[]
- ^ ANT Fresco Browser Provides User Interface for PRISMIQ MediaPlayer[dead link]
- ^ "LinuxDevices.com: ANT Fresco Browser". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
- ^ ANT Announces One Millionth Pace Set-Top Box Shipped with ANT Fresco[dead link]
- ^ "ANT brings tomorrow's user interface to today's digital TV". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
External links[]
- Web browsers
- Discontinued web browsers
- 1994 software