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by **Andrzej K. Bran** » Fri, 06 Dec 1996 04:00:00

Hi everyone.

Recently when visiting Alta Vista I clicked on the "private extensions"
icon. They advertise there a programm that allows searching one's disc
contents using the same technology that's used throughout the Alta Vista
search engine. As usuall - the are only two version - for Windows 95 and NT.
(see http://altavista.software.digital.com/blimp.htm).

Maybe we could convice them to make a version for Linux? I already e-mailed

have a few minutes to spare.

Maybe we could do the same with other software wendors... ;-)

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by **L. Flin** » Fri, 06 Dec 1996 04:00:00

>Recently when visiting Alta Vista I clicked on the "private extensions"
>icon. They advertise there a programm that allows searching one's disc
>contents using the same technology that's used throughout the Alta Vista
>search engine. As usuall - the are only two version - for Windows 95 and NT.
>(see http://altavista.software.digital.com/blimp.htm).

>Maybe we could convice them to make a version for Linux? I already e-mailed

>have a few minutes to spare.

That's odd. Altavista runs on Digital UNIX, yet DEC does not make this
available for any unices? What is the story?

by **David E. Merchan** » Mon, 09 Dec 1996 04:00:00

> >Recently when visiting Alta Vista I clicked on the "private extensions"
> >icon. They advertise there a programm that allows searching one's disc
> >contents using the same technology that's used throughout the Alta Vista
> >search engine. As usuall - the are only two version - for Windows 95 and NT.
> >(see http://altavista.software.digital.com/blimp.htm).

> >Maybe we could convice them to make a version for Linux? I already e-mailed

> >have a few minutes to spare.

> That's odd. Altavista runs on Digital UNIX, yet DEC does not make this
> available for any unices? What is the story?

A business has to go where the money is.
David

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