Photo above shows Opera 3.51 running on @Macarlo's Windows 98

The alternative light browser Opera has been updated to version 3.51 Beta and I, @Macarlo, registered user for Win/OS/2, downloaded it today March 02, 1999 and tested it sucessfully on my Windows 98. The archive to be downloaded from Opera website is o351e32.exe (1,292,388). Opera is valid for 30 days of usage after installation; however, it has no limitations whatsoever, so pure enjoyment is guaranteed. After the 30 days of usage you will need to purchase, and will only be able to access our home page. Upgrading to any 3.x product from any 2 or 3.x product is free.

Opera Software A/S is based in Oslo, Norway. The browser Opera was developed in 1994 by a team of researchers working for the Norwegian Telecommunication company, Telenor.

The team, including the two founders of Opera Software, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Geir Ivarsøy, had the vision to create an Internet and multimedia client that can be used by all computer users - including those with older machines and those with physical disabilities. They felt that existing Browsers were not suitable for these markets, and set out to address these and the problems of the Internet. Amongst them were:

the speed at which the program starts and retrieves information from the World Wide Web

the size of the program (installation and executable)

the resource requirements (using less RAM)

the user-friendliness (easy navigation and customization)

Many months later, the most amazing software product in its category was born -- from scratch and without using any common outside libraries.

The two founders made the advanced browser run fast on both modest and advanced machines, and included features to accommodate the handicapped, too, making Opera the first browser to offer these special features.

The first versions were only used within Telenor as an internal information system (Intranet). Telenor did not see themselves as Internet software experts, so at the end of 1995 Jon and Geir left Telenor, which allowed them to take the browser with them. This marked the founding  of Opera Software A/S.

In the third quarter of 1996 Opera 2.1 was made available on the Internet - as a 90 day shareware version. From then on the number of loyal and excited users has been on a meteoric rise, winning over followers of competitive products often within minutes of their first encounter with Opera.

The team around Jon and Geir grew quickly, and all of them -- scattered across three continents --  are now set to leave their mark on this fast-growing market by providing a quality product supported and enhanced by superior customer service and relationships.

Today, the shareware version is distributed on various cover CD-ROMs worldwide, and a large number of articles have been written. However, Opera is getting its major exposure through happy and loyal customers who are promoting it to friends and associates, to magazines and webmasters, adding credibility to the product and the approach the company has chosen.

Opera is now selling worldwide, either through resellers our the company's internal sales network, and is in the process of being developed for a number of other operating systems, including Mac, OS/2, BeOS, Amiga, Linux and EPOC32.

To register your copy of Opera:

You will need to fill in your name and company details.

If you have nothing to fill into the 'Organization' field, just enter “---” or “Private” in order to adhere to the format.

Then, locate the registration code you received in your email purchase receipt.

Use the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + C) to COPY the registration code

and PASTE (Ctrl + V) the code into the 'Registration no.' field.

Press “Register”. You are now a registered Opera user!

It is wise to copy and paste your registration code and keep it in a safe place. In case of a reinstall and/or upgrading you won't need to contact us again for your code.

You can use one license on only one PC. Please read the license.txt document in the Opera program directory for further information.

Upgrading your Registration for Opera 3.50

As a registered user of Opera 3.x versions, you are entitled to free upgrades to any existing or future 3.x version of Opera. We have changed the registration process for Opera 3.50 Beta 11 and all future 3.x versions, including the final Opera 3.50 release. Your current Opera registration code will not work to register it.

To register Opera 3.50 Beta 11 and later 3.x releases, including the final 3.50 release, you will need the new registration information for Opera 3.50 that you received from Opera Software in a personal email letter. All Opera users who have paid for Opera will have received this newsletter. Please keep it in a safe place. If you would like to be a registered user, please visit our registration page online! Your support helps to fund the future development of this wonderful little browser.

If you have already paid for Opera 3.x, and you have not received an official email from Opera Software (or from the reseller where you purchased Opera) containing your new registration information, you may fill out the form on this page on our website. We will then send you an e-mail with all registration information that you need to successfully upgrade to Opera 3.50.

Promoting Opera

It is important for us to get the Opera name around as much as possible, and you can play an important role, too. If you are happy with Opera, and would like to support our efforts, you can add a button and/or banner to your home page.

Here's a button...

The HTML code for it should look like this:

<A HREF="http://www.opera.com/index.html"><IMG SRC="opera350.gif" ALT="[Too fast for you!]" BORDER="0" width=88 height=32></A>

Or use a banner...

The HTML code for it should look like this: <A HREF="http://www.opera.com/index.html"><IMG SRC="opera_ba.gif" ALT="[Opera! The browser that was made for you!]" BORDER="0" width="452" height="70"></A>

CONTACT AUTHOR

Opera Software A/S

Waldemar Thranesgt. 86b

0175 Oslo

Norway

Telephone : +47 23 23 48 68

Telefax : +47 23 23 48 70

http://www.opera.com/index.html/

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