WebWhacker

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WebWhacker
Developer(s) ForeFront Group
Initial releaseJanuary 4, 1996 (1996-01-04) [1]
Stable release
5.0 / 2002;21 years ago (2002)
Operating system Windows 3.1, Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Classic Mac OS
Available inEnglish
Type Offline browser
License Trialware
Website bluesquirrel.com/products/webwhacker/

The WebWhacker was an early offline browser.

Reception

The WebWhacker was well received, though it received criticism for the inability to adjust the size of the toolbar, and not enough control as to which pages get whacked. [2]

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References

  1. Shelton, Denise (January 4, 1996). "ForeFront releases WebWhacker 1.0". CNET. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (5 May 1997). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 80. ISSN   0199-6649 . Retrieved 2 March 2011.