Summary
ANT Fresco was a proprietary, embedded web browser produced by ANT Software Limited, a software development firm headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Fresco was superseded by Galio in 2004.
| Developer(s) | ANT Software Limited |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1994 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, many others |
| Available in | Various languages |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
As an embedded web browser, Fresco was quite attractive due to its low hardware requirements.[citation needed] One of the first mainstream devices that used the Fresco web browser was the Prismiq Media Player released in 2003, and which featured 64 MB of RAM and a RISC CPU. The Prismiq media player received awards from print publications Financial Times and PC Magazine along with the website CNET.[1] It supported HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.3, optionally Macromedia Flash Player 5, SSL security, and antialiased fonts.[2] IPTV tuners is another market niche where ANT's Fresco web browser has been used. By late 2006, ANT announced that Pace Micro Technology shipped its one millionth TV set-top box including its Fresco web browser.[3]
The version of the Fresco browser as included in the Prismiq Media Player lacked support for AJAX and modern JavaScript. ANT addressed these shortcomings in ANT Galio, launched in 2004.[4]
References edit
- ^ "ANT Fresco Browser Provides User Interface for PRISMIQ MediaPlayer". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "LinuxDevices.com: ANT Fresco Browser". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
- ^ "ANT Announces One Millionth Pace Set-Top Box Shipped with ANT Fresco". Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "ANT brings tomorrow's user interface to today's digital TV". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
External links edit
- ANT Software Limited Homepage