Cello v. 1.0 released
The Legal Information Institute is pleased to announce the
release of Cello version 1.0. The release is available on
ftp.law.cornell.edu, in the pub/LII/Cello directory. Take
the file cello.zip and (optionally) one or more of the graphics
viewers/sound players to be found in that directory (a partial
listing appears below).
What Cello is
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Cello is a multipurpose WorldWideWeb browser which permits you
to retrieve information from the Internet in an easy-to-use,
simplified hypermedia environment. Cello natively supports
WWW, FTP, Gopher, CSO, Telnet and Usenet News, and supports
WAIS and a variety of other protocols (eg. TechInfo, HyTelnet)
through external gateways.
Cello runs in the MS-Windows environment using any of the
common Winsock stacks (but see Conflicts section below). It is
reported to run cleanly under OS/2 (with the latest patches
from IBM) and Windows NT.
Cello requires a 386SX or better processor. We have seen it
run with 2Mb of RAM using virtual memory (not a pretty sight),
but 4Mb is the recommended minimum. We also strongly recommend
the use of a 256-color video driver. Cello has a number of
optimizations which make it especially suited for use over
low-speed (SLIP and PPP) connections.
Features
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* Full support for inlined graphics in GIF, XBM, PCX, and BMP
formats.
* File saving and printing.
* Editing support for local files via an external editor.
Integration with the HTMLAssistant Windows-based HTML
helper/editor.
* File caching ad infinitum using a file-based cache with
user-specified "low water mark".
* DDE and OLE drag-and-drop support. Cello can be invoked and
controlled through the use of DDE macros in other programs.
URL arguments on the command line are also supported.
* "Peek mode", permitting partial retrieval of files of large
or unknown size.
* Local file mode for HTML delivery on standalone machines or
machines with LAN connections only.
* Support for a wide variety of FTP servers, including PC-based
and IBM VM systems.
* Support for HTML "mailto:" scheme.
* Support for the full HTML+ ISO-LATIN character set, including
specialized legal symbols, foreign characters, etc.
* User-selectable sound players, viewers, editor, and Telnet
and TN3270 clients.
* Comprehensive online documentation in Windows Help format.
* Simple user interface.
* Fully extensible support for viewing downloaded files in an
unlimited number of PC-binary file formats using the standard
Windows Associate... scheme.
Not yet implemented (planned for future release):
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* HTML forms
* Authentication support
* Firewall support.
Conflicts
---------
Cello relies heavily on the use of asynchronous sockets, unlike
many Winsock applications. Cello works reliably with properly
configured networking setups from most major software vendors
and shareware sources. As always, your mileage may vary.
Some users have reported problems with FTP Software's PC-TCP
when retrieving multiple inlined images. Others do not have a
problem. It may be that differences between PC-TCP releases
account for this.
Viewer files on ftp.law.cornell.edu
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lview31.zip Graphics viewer
wingif14.zip Graphics viewer
wham131.zip Sound player
wplny09b.zip Sound player
gswin.zip Windows PostScript viewer
Enjoy using Cello.
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