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Subject:Re: HTML Help files? From:Bruce Covell <brucec -at- CCTECH -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 1 Nov 1996 04:16:24 +0000
> As many of you know, both Microsoft and Netscape are currently developing
> HTML online help systems. I'm told that Microsoft's HTML Help supports Java
> and ActiveX, while Netscape's NetHelp supports only Java. They will probably
> not be compatible, and each company will be attempting to define the
> industry standard.
Netscape has committed to support ActiveX, so that's good news. It
means that ActiveX will be truly multi-platform, and probably much
sooner than if just Microsoft were driving it.
Bruce Covell
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Bruce Covell Cooper and Chyan Technology Inc.
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