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WorldWideWeb
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This is the first web browser, originally written by Tim Berners-Lee.
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For further details, refer to this [wikipedia article](https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html)
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or the [original website](https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html)
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The original source was obtained from [this site](http://browsers.evolt.org/browsers/archive/worldwideweb/NeXT).
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Notes
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I have no idea how to make this compile or run. This repository was created
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as a means of archiving a piece of history. The original software was written
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on a NextStep computer, using NextStep specific APIs. (And no, they are not
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compatible with Cocoa. I checked.)
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It may be possible to build and run this on a NextStep emulator such as
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[Previous](http://previous.alternative-system.com), but I don't know if anyone
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has tried and succeeded.
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If you ever do get this to run, please let me know!
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Original Readme
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---------------
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IMPORTANT: Get and read the files COPYRIGHT and CERN before downloading
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other files.
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This directory contains binaries for the NeXTSTEP Web browser
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application.
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________________________________________________________________________
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THE EDITOR
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WorldWideWeb_0.16.tar.Z is the only wysiwyg hypertext editor for the
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NeXT. It has limitations and bugs -- it can't access Gopher, FTP sites,
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etc. But it is a hypertext editor!
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Note this app is compiled for NextStep 3.0 and won't work with 2.1.
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There is no way round this; don't ask! (The Project file is
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converted by the ProjectBuilder to a version 3 project file
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when you first compile for version 3. The version 3 project
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file won't work with 2.0 (Interface builder and project builder
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shared a file and an app in 2.x), and so there is no going back!
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The 3.x app won't work under 2.x as it needs 3.x shared libaries.)
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THE BROWSER
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The file labelled 1.0 is a pre-alpha browser which uses the libwww
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library, so you can get multimedia files etc etc. Does doc
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format conversion, etc.
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THE EDITOR DOES NOT WORK. NOT SUPPORTED....
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It can't edit -- try and it will destroy your files!
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Only for the curious. This DOES handle Gopher, FTP, etc.
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Sorry they have the same icon now ... can be very confusing
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if you use both.
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timbl
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[Also, note that the WorldWideWeb_2.01* and WWW.app_2.02* files untar
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into an application called Nexus.app, rather than WorldWideWeb.app .
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---Jay Sekora <js@w3.org>, August 1995]
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Original License
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---------------
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Copyright 1995 by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), CERN
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This W3C software is being provided by the copyright holders under the
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following license. By obtaining, using and/or copying this software,
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you agree that you have read, understood, and will comply with the
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following terms and conditions:
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Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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documentation for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby
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granted, provided that the full text of this NOTICE appears on ALL
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copies of the software and documentation or portions thereof, including
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modifications, that you make.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO
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REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE,
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BUT NOT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
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THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY
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THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT
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HOLDERS WILL BEAR NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR
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DOCUMENTATION.
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The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in
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advertising or publicity pertaining to the software without specific,
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written prior permission. Title to copyright in this software and any
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associated documentation will at all times remain with copyright
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holders.
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CERN Acknowledgment
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"This product includes computer software created and made available
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by CERN. This acknowledgment shall be mentioned in full in any
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product which includes the CERN computer software included herein or
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parts thereof."

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